Barcode billing for packed goods
Scan the maker's barcode and the item goes on the bill; scan the carton's own barcode and a carton does. EAN-13, UPC-A and EAN-8 check digits are verified when an item is saved.
Grocery stores
Grocery store POS for loose goods, packed goods and dates that run out
A grocery sells atta from the sack, milk that goes off in days and biscuits by the carton. Here is what MartPOS does at a grocery counter.
A grocery store bills two kinds of goods at one counter: packed goods with the maker's barcode, and loose goods weighed out from the sack. MartPOS is grocery store POS software that keeps both in one stock: scan a packet or a carton and the right unit goes on the bill; sell atta, rice, daal or sugar by the kilo, or by the rupee ("Rs 100 of sugar"), from stock kept in kilograms with parts. Packed milk, bread and yoghurt can carry the date and batch printed on each delivery, kept as stock lots that sell earliest date first, and a near-expiry report shows what to move first.
Regular customers buy on udhaar khata within a limit, a home delivery charge goes on the bill like any item, and the shop's own PC keeps billing when the internet is down.
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What a grocery counter needs
Atta, rice and daal by the kg
Loose goods keep their stock in kg with parts (0.625 kg). The cashier types the weight, or presses F6 and types the rupees: the store PC works out the weight to the gram.
Expiry dates where they matter
Tick "Track expiry dates" on packed milk, bread or yoghurt, and every purchase of it asks for the date on the goods, with the batch number if you want it. The stock is kept in lots by date and batch, sold earliest date first; Reports › Near expiry lists the lots close to their date or past it, and you choose what the till does with stock past its date: sell it, warn, ask for a manager's PIN, or refuse.
A new pack at the till
Where the owner allows it, a barcode that matches nothing can be added at the till (name, Urdu name, price, by the piece or loose by the kg) and goes straight on the bill. The item is marked for the back office to review.
Low stock and a suggested order
A reorder level per item. Reports › Low stock & reorder lists what is low, with the last 30 days' sales, a suggested order and whom you last bought it from.
Quantity breaks and offers
Eggs at Rs 30 each but Rs 28 each from 12; a dated offer on a brand or a category. The till charges the lowest price that applies, and nothing stacks.
Udhaar khata and advances
Credit limits, statements and recoveries for regular customers. Money paid ahead is held as an advance, not counted as a sale.
Home delivery and carry bags
Billed as a service or charge: on the bill like any item, refunded on a return, with no stock and no cost.
What customers asked for
"Asked for" (Ctrl+M) notes an item a customer wanted and did not get. Reports › Missed sales shows what is asked for most.
Why MartPOS
Stock that agrees with the shelf
One stock for sack and kilo
A 50 kg bag bought and 2.5 kg sold loose come out of one figure in kg. You never "open" a bag in the software.
Counts while the shop is open
Count a shelf or a category while the till sells. Each line keeps what the records said when it was counted, so only real differences are posted.
Nothing changes quietly
Stock moves only through recorded documents, and a sale that would take it below zero is refused.
Getting started
How a shop starts
01
Contact us
Tell us what you sell, how many counters and branches you have, and how you keep records today.
02
Set up the store PC
We install MartPOS on your main PC with you. There is no public installer yet.
03
Bring in your lists
Items, opening stock, customers and suppliers from CSV, every row checked before saving.
04
Start billing
Give your staff their own sign-ins and roles, and open the till.
Common Questions
Grocery Store POS — FAQs
One that bills packed goods by barcode and loose goods by weight from one stock figure, keeps udhaar khata, warns about dates, and keeps billing when the internet is down. MartPOS does each of these.
MartPOS does, for the items you choose. Tick "Track expiry dates" on an item and every purchase of it needs the date printed on the goods. Its stock is kept in lots by date and batch, and sales take the earliest date first. Reports › Near expiry lists the lots due within 7, 30, 60 or 90 days, or already past, with what is in stock of each, and the dashboard warns about stock past its date or due soon. In Settings › Products you choose what the till does when an item with stock past its date is sold: allow it, warn the cashier, ask for a manager's PIN, or refuse it.
Yes. Mark the item as sold loose and keep its stock in kg; add a Bag of 50 kg unit with its own price and barcode. Selling a bag and selling 2.5 kg loose both come out of the same stock figure.
The till takes a barcode typed or scanned into its search box, so a scanner that types like a keyboard is the kind it is built for. Each item can have several barcodes, and each finds the right unit.
Yes, for the items that track expiry dates. A delivery line can carry the maker's batch number with its date, or be split into several lots with their own dates. Each date and batch is kept as a stock lot at its place, sales take the earliest date first, and the near-expiry report lists each lot with its batch.
Contact us: we set MartPOS up on your shop PC with you, bring in your item list and show your staff the till. There is no public installer yet.
Get in touch
Run a grocery store? Tell us what you sell.
Tell us about your shop and we will show you the till and the owner portal, and set MartPOS up on your shop PC with you.