POS cash registers for hospitality and retail

What is a POS cash register

A POS cash register is a point-of-sale terminal designed as a complete checkout point: touchscreen, CPU, thermal receipt printer and cash drawer. The equipment in this section includes all of these, so your counter is fully equipped with a single order.

POS cash register or traditional cash register

• Traditional cash register: fixed department keys, with printer and drawer inside the same machine.
• POS cash register: items are shown on the touchscreen, the software stores sales, stock and till reports, and the equipment supports peripherals such as a barcode scanner, card terminal, handheld ordering device or kitchen printer.

What a complete POS cash register includes

• Touchscreen: on the dual-screen models, a second screen faces the customer.
• Thermal receipt printer: 80 mm or 58 mm, depending on the model.
• Cash drawer for notes and coins.
• All-in-one or modular format: the all-in-one combines screen and CPU in a single unit; in the modular one the CPU and screen are separate and the CPU can sit off the counter.

Cash registers for hospitality: bars, cafés and restaurants

The hospitality POS cash register works with a kitchen printer to separate bar and kitchen orders, and with a handheld ordering device to take orders and payment at the table. You can see all the front-of-house equipment in POS for bars and restaurants.

Cash registers for retail, shops and supermarkets

The retail POS cash register usually includes a barcode scanner to record goods without typing prices, and on some models a portable card terminal to take card payments at the same till. This family of equipment is in POS for shops. If the business sells by weight, the right checkout point is the POS with connected scale in POS for supermarkets.

What to check before buying a cash register

• Counter space: the all-in-one takes up less space; the modular one lets you move the CPU out of the way.
• Receipt width: 80 mm or 58 mm, and the paper you are going to use.
• Peripherals: whether you need a barcode scanner, card terminal, handheld ordering device or a second receipt printer.
• Drawer: if you want to add to or replace the one you already have, there are cash drawers sold separately.
• Software: that suits the type of business.

The POS cash register software

The software is what turns the equipment into a cash register for your business: it defines how payment is taken, which reports you get and how stock is controlled. The equipment is sold without software; the professional POS software with VeriFactu (the Spanish invoicing system) is purchased separately, with a monthly fee and no minimum term or an annual fee, and is installed and configured according to the business.

In Spain, according to the regulations published in the BOE (the Spanish Official Gazette), anyone issuing invoices with computer software will have to use software adapted to the VeriFactu regulation: companies from 1 January 2027 and self-employed workers from 1 July 2027. The Spanish Tax Agency has announced its intention to postpone these obligations to October 2028, but that change has not yet been approved.

Set-up and advice

With the software subscription, the equipment is delivered configured for your type of business, we show you how to use it and you have support 365 days a year by WhatsApp, phone or remote connection, with updates included. UK shipping quoted on request, and a warranty on all equipment.

Would you like advice on which cash register suits your business before ordering? Contact us on WhatsApp at +34 622 872 311.

Frequently asked questions

Is the software included with the POS cash register?

No. The equipment is sold without software, and the professional software with VeriFactu is purchased separately, with a monthly fee and no minimum term or an annual fee.

What is the difference between an all-in-one POS cash register and a modular one?

The all-in-one combines screen and CPU in a single unit and takes up less space on the counter. In the modular one they are separate parts and the CPU can sit off the counter.

Can a POS cash register be used to sell by weight?

To sell by weight you need a POS with a connected scale, which weighs and takes payment at the same checkout point. That equipment is in the POS for supermarkets section.