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13 Challenges selecting a new point of sale system

13 Challenges selecting a new retail point of sale system

Lisa Burnett Business Growth, Business Solutions, QuickBooks Point of Sale, Retail Solutions, Small Business Retail, Retail POS

With the announcement of the QuickBooks Point of Sale v19 software deprecation in October of 2023, I spent a great deal of time chatting with clients, both current and new, on how to navigate this news. At Ability, we understand that when switching to a new point of sale system, it is not any easy task. There are many different components that have to be reviewed, after all a POS system is the heart of a retail business.

When QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS) users looked to switch to a new POS software, they faced significant challenges. I have compiled a list of thirteen challenges that were raised during discussions.

Let’s Get Retail Podcast, QuickBooks Retail Experts Featured Guest

Lisa Burnett Business Development, Business Growth, Cloud Accounting, Cool Tech Tools, Retail Solutions, Small Business, Technology Retail, Retail POS

I had the privilege of joining the Let’s Get Retail Podcast, presented by QuickBooks, as a guest, and it was truly an honor. Hosted by Nate Flake and sponsored by QuickBooks, the podcast is a valuable resource for anyone in the retail industry.

Lightspeed and QuickBooks

Team Ability QuickBooks Software, Retail Solutions, Small Business, Technology LightSpeed, QuickBooks Online

The other high-priority item on our to-do list? Finding POS solutions to fill the gap that would be left when QuickBooks POS v19 was no longer available or supported. On the horizon was our still-in-development proprietary POS solution, Ability Register POS, but with the rollout date for that in the future, we knew our clients, customers and potential clients and customers would need an answer—and they’d need it soon. Which was what brought us to Lightspeed.