Square released the new Square Point of Sale app in Canada. This is the company’s next-generation software that brings Square’s deep vertical-specific commerce and payments functionality into a single, unified app that sellers can personalize to meet the complex needs of their business today, while supporting their growth and evolution into the future.
Sixteen years ago, Square launched its very first mobile card reader and point of sale app to enable any seller to accept digital payments and never miss out on a sale. Through the years, Square partnered with sellers and offered industry-specific software products that allow them to operate from anywhere, while eliminating the many points of friction that come with managing and expanding a business.
Today, Square’s sellers continue to evolve. Hundreds of thousands of Canadian sellers now trust Square to run every aspect of their business, enabling them to grow while keeping their focus on their craft. They’re diversifying their businesses to reach new customers, create new revenue streams, and connect to their communities in entirely new ways. With the new Square Point of Sale, all the functionality is now consolidated into one single app, making it easier for sellers to discover the tools that are right for their business and expand their features as they grow. From our testing, we found that new sellers discovering and using industry-specific features grew nearly 80% from the rate on the previous Square POS experience.
"A few years ago, our legacy POS couldn’t even accept debit cards, so our switch to Square in 2021 was already a huge leap forward. But with this new single app, we now have an incredible system that allows us to manage multiple business streams simply and seamlessly,” said Steve Aldred, Manager of Food and Beverage Data Insights & Controls for Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation. “The new Square Point of Sale app makes it easy to manage everything—from concessions to restaurants to merchandise—and to switch between different modes with ease. When you have 19,000 fans at a Calgary Flames game, there’s a lot to manage. Square saves us time and money, and it just works, simplifying our operations on every level.”
The power and ease of Square Point of Sale resides in its modes – easy-to-understand feature sets, purpose-built for each industry, to give sellers a personalized POS experience that instantly sets them up with the right tools for their business. Sellers can easily add modes to expand their sales capabilities with no limitations on growth, while Square can now ship new features to more sellers at a faster rate. There are currently seven modes available on Square’s platform, offering unique technology and feature needs even within verticals:
●Three Food & Beverage modes let sellers choose highly tailored solutions for their needs:
●Quick Service mode: Accelerates counter-service operations through intuitive modifier workflows and multi-channel menu management, ensuring swift and accurate order fulfillment at high-volume establishments.
● Full Service mode: Streamlines complex dining operations with intelligent bill management, sophisticated coursing capabilities, and customizable floor plans.
● Bar mode: Optimizes bar operations with real-time inventory tracking and conversational modifier inputs, ensuring fast and efficient service during peak hours.
● Retail mode: Handles complex inventory management, varied pricing structures, and multi-location operations to power modern retail businesses.
● Appointments mode: Seamlessly integrates scheduling, client management, and payment processing into one intuitive system for beauty and wellness businesses.
● Services mode: Simplifies invoice management, estimates, and on-the-go payments forbusinesses that operate beyond traditional storefronts, like catering and home repair.
● Standard mode: Square’s classic point-of-sale experience offers ultimate flexibility through its personalizable interface and versatile features.
“Square Point of Sale is an all-in-one product that recognizes sellers’ needs are not one-size-fits all,” said Willem Ave, Head of Product for Square. “Businesses today have to be resilient, and able to adapt when new challenges – and opportunities – present themselves. With our new app, sellers can do just that – they don’t have to choose between breadth or depth; they can have both with Square. We’re also able to build innovative new features for sellers of all types and sizes even faster, with less overhead than required for maintaining many separate tools. We can deliver specialized software experiences for unique use cases and complex industries, while maintaining the ease-of-use sellers, their employees, and their customers expect from Square. Running a business is complex, and we make it streamlined and simple, so sellers can spend more time focused on their craft, customers, and communities.