By the item, the box, the sack or by weight
In a food store one customer buys a single tin and the next one a full box. This is how you ring up each way of buying.
| Your customer buys | How Onlinefact handles it |
| One tin of tomato paste | Scanned with the manufacturer’s barcode |
| A box of twelve tins | Multipack barcode on the box, the till takes twelve items off the stock |
| A five or ten kilo sack of rice | Each sack size as a variant with its own barcode and stock |
| Olives or spices from the tub | Weighing button on the till screen, with tare for the pot |
| Two bottles of oil on offer | Tiered discount that the till applies by itself |
Five reasons food stores choose Onlinefact
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A barcode for every pack size
Item, box and sack each with their own stock.
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Expiry dates in one report
See which imported goods need to go first.
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Prices for business customers
A price level or fixed discount per customer.
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Back office in your own language
Also in Dutch, French, German or Turkish.
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Rounding to five cents
Cash payments without one-cent coins.
Ready to sell in four steps
Switching to Onlinefact does not have to close your shop for a day. Here is how to go about it.
Ask your importers for their price lists as an Excel file and import them, with barcodes, purchase prices and selling prices.
Add the multipack barcodes and create variants for the different sack sizes.
Look up their VAT number, choose their price level and switch on automatic emailing of invoices from the till.
We help you install the scanner, scale, receipt printer and payment terminal, so you can take payments from day one.
Restaurants, caterers and associations as regular buyers
Many food stores also supply local businesses that order by the box or the sack. At the till you look up their VAT number and the company details are filled in automatically. Give such a customer their own price level or a fixed discount, and set a standard payment term on their customer record. You send invoices by email or through Peppol, payments are matched to the right invoice through the bank link and your accountant automatically receives an overview every day.
Questions from food store owners
Not all my staff speak Dutch or French well. Is the back office available in another language?
Yes. In your profile you choose the language of the back office: Dutch, French, English, German or Turkish. That way everyone manages products, prices and reports in the language they understand best.
Can I work with electronic shelf labels?
Onlinefact has a link with electronic shelf labels from Zkong. When you change a price in Onlinefact, you no longer have to hang a new paper label on the shelf. Prefer classic labels? You print them on a label printer.
Does the till still work if the internet goes down?
Yes, you keep selling and the receipts are sent through as soon as the connection is back. Online payments, gift voucher checks and the reports do need internet.
I have two shops. Do I have to enter everything twice?
No. With a master-slave setup you manage products and prices in the main account, and they reach your second shop almost live. Onlinefact sets this up for you.
Ready to make your food store run more smoothly?
Try Onlinefact free for 30 days with no obligation in your food store. Want to see first how boxes, sacks and loose goods end up on one receipt? Call us on 078 70 02 02 for a demo.