Crisis‑Ready Retail: How Smart POS Strategies Help Businesses Thrive in Tough Times
- emily606975
- Jun 26
- 2 min read

Resilience in retail is a crucial quality to have. With the amount of unpredictable events happening, such as pandemics, inflation spikes and supply chain breakdowns, having a reliable point of sale (POS) system has become more important than ever. Here are a few crucial features to consider when choosing your POS.
Inventory Forecasting That Actually Works
Having too much/little stock is the last thing you need during difficult times. With XtraPOS’s real time inventory tracking, businesses can:
Predict fluctuations in demand by referring to historical and seasonal data.
Automate frequent orders of staple products before they run out
Make use of past data and automated orders to avoid having unused stock.
Flexible Pricing in Real Time
Economic shifts require businesses to remain aware of their pricing and XtraPOS facilitates this by allowing retailers:
To easily update their prices to correspond to market changes.
Create discounts and promotions according to stock levels or season.
Utilising Remote Access
Going through a crisis means having to occasionally work outside of office hours. Using XtraPOS Cloud you can:
Monitor all aspects of your business, such as sales and staff activity, when offsite to never miss what’s going on.
Make decisions and initiate updates (such as to product prices) across all stores.
Using Sales Data To Optimise Staff
Whether foot traffic is high or low, efficiently staffing your outlets is essential. XtraPOS Cloud allows you to:
Utilise data to understand sales peaks or lows, and ensure appropriate staff numbers on duty.
Use transaction data to identify which shifts perform best, and which need adjusting.
Retaining Existing Customers
Since unpredictable situations bring unpredictable customer shopping habits, use XtraPOS Cloud:
Along with a third party loyalty app, such as Loyale, to launch client loyalty programmes.
To identify top customers and reward loyalty with custom discounts.
Resilience Needs Data
By using XtraPOS Cloud’s advanced data reporting features, you can build better habits and strategies for your business, and adjust them whenever the need arises. Be prepared if things go wrong, contact us today to find out more.
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