Penny Lane POS is simply the best high-performance, feature-rich, affordable retail point of sale software on the market today. Penny Lane Shop Floor (front end) and Penny Lane Manager (back office) combine to provide retailers from small independents to medium sized national chains with unparalleled flexibility. Penny Lane POS combines the reliability and cash register like efficiency of its predecessor, Symposium, with the ease and versatility of Windows to provide retailers with a comprehensive yet easy to use, easy to administer system. Penny Lane Manager provides all the tools necessary to control cash and inventory levels, manage PLUs and promotions, and monitor sales. Our advanced user-definable reporting capabilities allow for thousands of reports tailor-made to each retailer's specific needs. The offline handling feature guarantees zero down time for POS terminals. Real-time inventory control ensures that stock levels are always up-to-date. Penny Lane Manager offers easy 2-way integration with any Head Office package through standard, defined ASCII text file formats. Inventory (PLU) File Features 16 Character Alphanumeric Product Code UPC Code 30 Character Description Tax Code Multiple Classification Methods (Dept./ Sub-Dept./Category/Style/Family) Vendor Code /Vendor Product Code Eligibility Flags (Loyalty Program/Discountable) Frequent Shopper Handling Kit Handling Serial Number Handling Chain Wide On Hand Quantity Price / Last Cost / Average Cost Pricing Types (Normal/Split/Mix & Match/Scale/Tiered) 10 Alternate Price Levels (Frequent Shoppers / Wholesale Pricing ) Re-Order Level & Suggested Quantity Case Flag/Quantity/Cost End of Day Procedures Balancing By Cashier / Terminal / Store Blind Balancing Short / Over Control Float Control Store Closing Scheduling Of All Procedures Processing Sales from Terminals Creating "Poll" File for Head Office Processing Head Office Updates Inventory Control Purchase Orders Stock Receipts Stock Transfers Physical Counts Shelf Label / Price Tag Printing Reports Online & Customer Sales Reports Clerk Sales & Performance Reports Fast/Slow Movers Report Product Re-Order Report Sales Summary Report Transaction Summary Report Hourly Sales Summary Report Daily/Hourly Sales Analysis Report Monthly/Daily Sales Analysis Report Sales Analysis Report Daily/Hourly Statistical Analysis Report Monthly/Daily Statistical Analysis Report Serial Number Reports In-Field Buying Report PLU Master Report Inventory Valuation/Movement Reports A/R Aging Report Physical Count Discrepancy Report Air Miles Reports Attendance Report Customer Handling Frequent Shopper / Wholesale Discount Level Assigned by Customer Automatic Cost+% or Price-% Pricing by Customer Customer Loyalty Program Support Optional Customer Profiling / Product Purchase Tracking Customer Categories Customer Label Printing by Various Criteria Optional Credit Limits by Customer Cheque Authorization by Customer On Account Transactions Accounts Receivable Subsystem