TABLE OF CONTENTS Lightning Online Point of Sale Facts 02 Lightning Online Point of Sale 04 Lightning Emergency Mode 11 Lightning for the ipad 12 Lightning for the iphone 15 Lightning for ecommerce 18 Next Steps 20 1
Lightning Online Point of Sale Facts: Fast, Secure, and Easy Point of Sale Software Lightning runs in your browser, simply open and log in. Software Upgrades Included Automatically have the latest version for the entire Lightning family of products. Backups are Automatic and Archived Lightning backups are automated and stored in our secure data center. Robust Marketing Center Included More than your typical inventory counter.much more than point of sale. Your Data Converts to Lightning Inventory, departments, vendors, customers, sales history, purchases and more. Lightning seamlessly converts your data *additional fees may apply 2
Lightning Online Point of Sale Developed by Computer Perfect Computer Perfect has been serving the point of sale community for 25 years. We provide technical support on virtually the second ring, seven days a week, during your business hours, including holidays. Yes, you read that correctly. We live by one rule, Answer the phone when someone calls for support. No voice prompts, no menu to go through, just a friendly representative asking how they can help you. Most companies don t get it. WE DO! 3
Lightning Online Point of Sale: Secure Sign In: Start by signing into our secure, encrypted site. Lightning supports various browsers 4
Ring Sales Easy: Our easy to operate Ring Sales screen requires little training. Ring Sales Multiple - Options: 5
Email Alerts: Receive email alerts when employees perform specific transactions, such as voids, returns, inventory quantity changes and more. Plus, have your daily closeout reports emailed to you. Always be in the know. Inventory Sales Graph: Lightning Online Point of Sale displays eighteen months of inventory sales history. You can view data by the bottle or case if needed, returns, promotions and more. 6
Discount Limits by Employee: Limit each employee's discounting ability by department. You ll never over-discount again. Example: Set up an employee to manually apply a maximum of 15% in the spirits department. This affords you strict control on how much of a discount an employee can apply. Streamline Inventory Receiving: Inventory receiving has never been better. Every keystroke has been thought out carefully to ensure your receiving sessions are a Lightning experience. 7
* If your organization does not deal in cases then this screen will appear differently. Marketing Center: More than Point of Sale, Lightning can capture key demographics on your customers. Promote your business with this vital business data. Reach out to customers who haven t visited in a while Alert customers when their favorite items arrive Realize what customers purchase at which prices Produce new customer reports or anything else you could think of. Lightning offers multiple tools to promote your business. Marketing Starts with an Email* Capturing your customer's email address ensures you will build a demographic on their buying patterns, price points and more. A simple email address lets you take advantage of Lightning's robust Marketing Center. Let Lightning do more for you! *Requires an account with Constant Contact for email marketing. 8
Advanced Discounts: Our Advanced Discount Groups allow automatic discounts to be applied at the register once a predetermined number of qualifying items are sold. Discounts can be setup by a fixed dollar or percentage. Easy setup... impressive results. All In One Credit/Debit Signature Capture: Process credit cards with our all in one device from DeJavoo. Complete with credit, debit and signature capture. No need for years of signed paper receipts. Plus, in most environments, no signature is required for MC/Visa transactions under $ 25.00. Work from anywhere- your home, the café. Since Lightning is an online application you will have complete access to your store anywhere. No third party software required. Check today s sales, drill down on voided transactions, returns full access is yours. Simply open your browser OR use our ipad application (More details below). PLUS our Lightning for the iphone offers other options in a scaled down environment (Also outlined below). 9
Easy Secure Setup: Setting up security levels for each employee has never been easier. Select an employee and click no-access on each menu option. As seen above, within the 'Inventory' portion, an employee does not have access to: - Edit the Qty on Hand - Receive Inventory - Entry of a Spoilage Loyalty Rewards Program: 10
Keep your customers coming back by setting up a loyalty rewards program. From one location to multiple, Lightning handles it. Just swipe the customer s rewards card or use the customer s mobile number. A full array of reports is available on the back end, from points given/redeemed per day to detailed tracking by customer/date range. The above report represents all Points Rewarded for a given time frame. The same type of report is available for Points Redeemed. Gift Cards: Sell/Redeem gift cards at the point of sale. Below is an example of the data that is available for a gift card. Lightning Emergency Mode: 11
What if my internet connection is down? Lightning has you covered. Since Lightning Online Point of Sale is contingent on your store s internet connection, what happens if your store or one of our multiple servers experiences a connectivity issue? With Lightning Emergency Mode, your business can continue to check-out customers while the connectivity issues are being resolved in the background. * This is not automatic and requires setup prior to an emergency. Once the connectivity issue is resolved, sales that have been rung up in emergency mode will be merged to the web server. Lightning for the ipad: 12
Ring Sales, process credit cards, check today s sales, run sales reports, adjust employee security settings, have full access to your inventory and more in real time. Run Sales Reports: 13
Inventory Sales Graph: Exactly like Lightning Online Point of Sale, Lightning for the ipad displays the identical information. Eighteen months of history, view data by the bottle or cases, returns, promotions and more. Most options are available with a single tap of your finger. 14
The Ring Sales screen for the ipad maintains the same look and feel of Lightning Online Point of Sale. No retraining is required. 15
Lightning for the iphone: Multiple sales reports, directly on your mobile device, with real time information. 16
Ring Sales which includes customer look-ups, gift cards, expenses, credit card processing and more. Plus check Today's Sales screen, which provides the same level of detail that is offered in Lightning Online Point of Sale and Lightning for the ipad, is touch away. On top of that you can perform your daily closing procedure. 17
The Extras menu displays a wealth of options Including: Tax Exempt Invoice Test Hardware, i.e. connection to devices Memo, i.e. special instructions Customer History Return, i.e. merchandise return Enter an Expense, i.e. window washing Gift Cards, both purchase and redemption 18
Lightning E-Commerce: *Coming Soon Stand out from your competition, expand the power and reach of your retail business with our truly integrated E-Commerce website solution. Our add-on product, Lightning E-Commerce, allows you to deploy an E-Commerce website in a short period. The major benefit of our solution is the extremely tight integration between your retail store and your website, plus starter images for some industries. Since Lightning Online Point of Sale and Lightning E-Commerce are developed by us, this affords us the most flexibility of a truly integrated solution. Desktop view: 19
Mobile View: We have spent an extraordinary amount of time to ensure the desktop and mobile sites are user friendly along with good load times. Capabilities such as: Most changes in your inventory, from qty on hand, pricing and more are instantly streamed from your store to your website. The same is true with your customer data. The integration and simplicity is straightforward. An image editor is built into Lightning to ensure your images are sized consistently thought out the site. At the checkout there are a few options that can be defined, including a robust TIP option for deliveries. Below is one of the setup screens related to Ordering / Delivery. 20
Customers can manage their account including the ability to view their purchases online by In-Store or Online, manage payment cards, shipping address s and more. If you are using one of the three Lightning Rewards programs, your customer will gain rewards for their online purchases and even redeem their rewards. Below is a snapshot of what a website visitor will see related to their loyalty rewards. 175 Memorial Highway, Suite LL-8 New Rochelle, NY 10801 (914) 633-8959 www.computerperfect.com Online Point of Sale Solutions What to do next: Provide us with your e-mail address: To ensure you receive our monthly Lightning newsletters please do one of the following: a) Please email us at tom@computerperfect.com b) Call us 914-633-8959 c) Go to our website www.computerperfect.com d) Log into our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/computerperfect To review our newsletters, please visit www.computerperfect.com 21
and click the Newsletter link. See Lightning in Action: Call now to setup a demonstration. Lightning Online Point of Sale is a registered trademark of Computer Perfect Direct Inc. 22