How to choose, without the sales pitch.
What actually matters when you are buying software for a Zimbabwean operation — including the questions that make us look bad. Nothing here is gated.
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Choose a POS by testing the sale after it leaves the till. The right system should keep the queue moving, update stock and the books from the same transaction, continue through an outage, and give you a written total cost before you commit.
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Do not migrate every spreadsheet. Start with one expensive workflow, clean only the records that workflow needs, reconcile opening totals, and expand after the first cycle is stable. The goal is better control, not a digital copy of every old habit.
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Offline POS is not a yes-or-no feature. Make the supplier prove which actions continue, how devices avoid duplicate records, what happens when they reconnect, and how management sees the last safe sync.
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Multi-branch inventory becomes controllable when every location uses one product definition, transfers remain visible while in transit, local staff have clear permissions, and head office compares branches using the same rules.
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Compare pricing models at today's headcount and the team you expect next year. A per-user bill rises with every person who needs access; a flat-team plan holds until you cross its included capacity. The quote must also show modules, branches, onboarding and support.
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Security is operational control, not a badge. Check whether every person has their own identity, access is limited by role and site, important actions require approval, changes remain traceable, backups are recoverable and your data can leave with you.
7 minute readBring the shortlist. We'll be honest about it.
Forty-five minutes, including the part where we tell you Corelith is the wrong answer for your operation. That happens, and saying it is cheaper than a failed rollout.