Lightspeed POS

A cloud-based POS and commerce platform for retail and hospitality businesses

What is Lightspeed?

Lightspeed is a cloud-based point-of-sale and commerce platform that helps retail and hospitality businesses manage in-store and online sales in one place. It combines checkout, inventory, payments, reporting and online selling in a single system. Lightspeed serves around 146,000 customer locations across more than 100 countries, supporting businesses from their first outlet to multi-store operations.

What is Lightspeed?

Lightspeed is a cloud-based point-of-sale and commerce platform that helps retail and hospitality businesses manage in-store and online sales in one place. It combines checkout, inventory, payments, reporting and online selling in a single system. Lightspeed serves around 146,000 customer locations across more than 100 countries, supporting businesses from their first outlet to multi-store operations.

All-in-One Platform

Lightspeed brings checkout, inventory, payments, online sales and reporting together in one system. Businesses can manage everything in one place instead of using separate tools, with all channels working from the same data.

Built for Growth

Start with one outlet and expand as your business grows. Multi-store management and consolidated reporting make it easy to manage multiple locations from one place.

Sell Everywhere

Sell in store, on your own website and even on social channels like Instagram and Facebook. Lightspeed keeps inventory and sales data synced across channels, helping businesses maintain accurate stock levels wherever customers buy.

Features

Point-of-Sale
  • Serve customers quickly with Quick Keys shortcut buttons and product search

  • Change the buttons, receipts and custom fields to suit your business

  • Use built-in gift cards, discounts and customer profiles 

Inventory Management
  • Get low stock alerts and reorder points so you never run out of stock 
  • Count your stock in the system to spot missing items and errors 
  • Offer click-and-collect and shipping to fulfil orders 
Restaurant & Hospitality Tools
  • Set up floor plans, manage tables and move items from one table to another 
  • Split bills by seat, item or number of guests, and add tips at any point 
  • Receive delivery orders directly from delivery platforms
Integrated Payments
  • Accept card and contactless payments (options depend on your location and setup) 
  • Take payments right inside the POS, so there is less manual checking of your accounts 
  • Track cash and see any extra or missing money when a shift ends 
eCommerce & Omnichannel
  • Sell online, in store and on social media from one platform 
  • Sell products, services, digital items and subscriptions 
  • Keep stock levels up to date across all your sales channels 

 

Reporting & Analytics
  • See how each staff member performs, so you can spot top performers and find who needs coaching 
  • Build reports that show exactly the data you need 
  • Track all your stores in one view

Benefits

Scales
Scales
Lightspeed is suited to single outlets and multi-location groups alike. Simply add stores, channels and features as your requirements grow.
Connects with Your Existing Tools
Connects with Your Existing Tools
Lightspeed integrates with your accounting, ecommerce and marketing apps. Open API allows connection to your custom solutions too.
Flexible Hardware
Flexible Hardware
Lightspeed works on iPad and desktop setups with support for barcode scanners, receipt and label printers, cash drawers and payment terminals.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lightspeed is suitable for retail stores (such as apparel, electronics, health and beauty, liquor, jewellery and pet stores) and hospitality businesses (including restaurants, cafes, bars, bakeries and quick-service outlets). It also serves golf courses and clubs. 

No. Lightspeed works for a single outlet and can scale to multiple locations. 

Lightspeed runs on iPad and desktop setups and supports essential POS hardware, such as barcode scanners, receipt printers, cash drawers and payment terminals. Hardware requirements may vary depending on your business setup.

Yes. Lightspeed eCom and its integrations allow you to sell on your website, on marketplaces, and on Instagram and Facebook, with stock accurately synced across all channels. 

Yes. Multi-store capabilities and consolidated reporting let you monitor all your locations from one platform. 

Lightspeed offers retail and hospitality tools in one platform, strong inventory and multi-store reporting, integrated payments, and a global track record across more than 100 countries. 

Team 361 is an official authorised partner of Lightspeed. Being a leading cloud integrator, we are proud to represent multiple software solutions. We provide unbiased recommendations and will only propose the most appropriate and value-for-money solutions for you, including the information on relevant grant support available.

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