Lightspeed Retail
UK SOFTWARE PROFILE
Lightspeed Retail
Retail EPOS with detailed inventory workflows and linked ecommerce for UK shops.
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Pricing & practicalities
Model your total cost ↗Published starting point
EPOS and retail management
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- Pricing depends on locations, registers, billing term and payments selection.
- AI Showroom is a catalogue presence; direct selling requires ecommerce.
Connected workflows
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BEHIND THE AI CLAIM
AI capabilities
AI Showroom drafts a website and product descriptions using the existing catalogue.
Documented capabilities
- Catalogue-based website creation
- Product descriptions
Plans, limits & questions
- Showroom is not a transactional store.
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Feature-by-feature evidence
EPOS and retail management — 20 scored checks
| Capability & demo question | Lightspeed Retail70–100/100 documented fit |
|---|---|
Core workflowIntegrated checkout and payments5.0 points availableAsk in the demoScan an item, take payment and issue a receipt. | ✓ Supported Integrated payments. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowProducts and variants5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate sizes or colours and scan the correct variant. | ✓ Supported Variants and product import. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowLive stock tracking5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSell an item and inspect the resulting stock level. | ✓ Supported Stock across selling channels. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowSales and margin reporting5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCompare sales and profit for a product and trading period. | ✓ Supported Advanced sales, staff and inventory reports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowCustomer records or loyalty5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAttach a sale to a customer and inspect its history. | ✓ Supported Connected loyalty programmes. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowStaff management5.0 points availableAsk in the demoShow a manager view of staff activity and permitted actions. | ✓ Supported Staff reporting documented. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowConnected online sales5.0 points availableAsk in the demoPlace an online order and show its effect on store stock. | ✓ Supported Linked Lightspeed ecommerce. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthReturns and exchanges5.0 points availableAsk in the demoExchange a product from a previous sale and reconcile the stock and refund. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm returns and exchanges. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthMulti-location stock control5.0 points availableAsk in the demoInspect and move stock between two locations. | ✓ Supported Stock across locations. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthPurchase orders and replenishment5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate or trigger a purchase order from a stock shortage. | ✓ Supported Reorder points and purchase orders. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthStock counts and discrepancies5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCount a shelf and record a discrepancy with a reason. | ✓ Supported Inventory counting and adjustment reasons. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthCost-of-goods and inventory valuation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoChange a landed cost and inspect valuation or margin reporting. | ✓ Supported Freight and duty allocation across products. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthRestricted discounts and refunds5.0 points availableAsk in the demoShow a cashier unable to perform a manager-only refund. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm restricted discounts and refunds. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthCollection or delivery fulfilment5.0 points availableAsk in the demoReceive a click-and-collect order and mark its handover. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm collection or delivery fulfilment. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthDocumented offline operating behaviour5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDisconnect the till and demonstrate the documented limits and recovery. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm documented offline operating behaviour. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthAccounting integration5.0 points availableAsk in the demoTrace daily sales and payments into the chosen accounts package. | ✓ Supported Accounting integrations offered. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthData export or reporting integration5.0 points availableAsk in the demoExport item and transaction data in a usable format. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm data export or reporting integration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIAI product or promotional content5.0 points availableAsk in the demoGenerate a draft from catalogue data and edit it before publication. | ✓ Supported AI writes showroom product descriptions. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AIAI sales or stock insight5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAsk a sales question or inspect a model-driven stock recommendation. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm ai sales or stock insight. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIHuman control of AI changes5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDemonstrate approval or editing before AI changes catalogue or trading decisions. | ✓ Supported Users refine the generated showroom with editing tools. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
“Not verified” means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.