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About Red Ant's RetailOS is a clienteling platform designed to enhance omnichannel retail experiences. It offers a suite of applications, including clienteling, assisted sales, omnichannel POS, actionable analytics, and machine learning, all aimed at delivering seamless customer journeys. The Clienteling app provides store associates with comprehensive customer insights, such as purchase history, wish lists, sizing, preferences, and communications, enabling personalized service both in-store and remotely. Assisted Sales equips associates with real-time access to the full product catalog, facilitating informed recommendations and efficient sales processes. Omnichannel POS allows for flexible transactions across various channels, ensuring a consistent checkout experience. Actionable Analytics offers real-time data and insights for effective store management, while SellSmart Machine Learning leverages cognitive technology to transform business operations.	About Get to know the POS that gets your business. Unify in-store and online sales today. Have all the tools you need to manage your business, market to customers, and sell everywhere in one place. Generate purchase orders and transfer stock based on inventory forecasts and performance. Adapt to growing trends in your business with unified analytics that blend in-store and online sales. Delegate with peace of mind and motivate staff to grow with increased responsibilities. Remind customers of their in-store favorites with email carts. Bring online customers in store and upsell at pickup. Never lose a sale even when in-store inventory is limited. Banish lineups and make sales on the spot. The Shopify POS app and mobile card readers move with you so you can serve customers faster and check out anywhere in the store. Keep your most-used apps, discounts, and products at your fingertips and speed up checkout with the smart grid that adapts to actions in the cart.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Retailers seeking a tool to enhance customer engagement and streamline sales processes	Audience Retail stores that need a POS system
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $50 per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
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	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros I used this program periodically while trying to decide on a platform to create websites for clients. While I didn't go with it. It was very easy to use and very intuitive. Shopify is incredibly user-friendly and yet extremely professional and easily integrates with multiple plug-ins such as Mailchimp, Google Analytics, and brick-and-mortar POS systems like Clover. Allows for a sleek online presence and is extremely helpful in garnering traffic through available marketing applications. Cons It was a bit pricier than the platform I decided to go with. No other cons. There really aren't many notable cons for Shopify, perhaps only that if you are a user who is very unfamiliar with e-commerce you may have a bit of a learning curve.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Red Ant Founded: 1999 United Kingdom www.redant.com	Company Information Shopify Founded: 2006 Canada www.shopify.com
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	Show More Features Point of Sale Features Barcode Scanning Supported Commission Management Not Supported Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported Customer Account Profiles Supported Discount Management Supported eCommerce Integration Supported Electronic Signature Supported Gift Card Management Supported Loyalty Program Not Supported Multi-Location Supported Restaurant POS Not Supported Retail POS Supported Returns Management Supported
Integrations 42 Not Supported APIWORX Not Supported ActiveDEMAND Not Supported Acumatica Cloud ERP Not Supported Dataddo Not Supported Flashnode Not Supported Fomo Not Supported Gift Up! Not Supported MESA Not Supported Patchworks Not Supported PayPal Not Supported ReturnPro Not Supported SMS Storetraffic Not Supported ShippingChimp Not Supported Thrive by Shopventory Not Supported Valigara Not Supported Yellow Dog Inventory Not Supported Zapier Not Supported Zedonk Software Not Supported stockinstore Not Supported Show More Integrations	Integrations 42 Supported APIWORX Supported ActiveDEMAND Supported Acumatica Cloud ERP Supported Dataddo Supported Flashnode Supported Fomo Supported Gift Up! Supported MESA Supported Patchworks Supported PayPal Supported ReturnPro Supported SMS Storetraffic Supported ShippingChimp Supported Thrive by Shopventory Supported Valigara Supported Yellow Dog Inventory Supported Zapier Supported Zedonk Software Supported stockinstore Supported Show More Integrations View All 39 Integrations
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