Wix Retail POS: About Wix POS for Your Brick and Mortar Business

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Important:
  • This article is about Wix Retail POS tablet for brick & mortar businesses. 
  • For info on using POS on a mobile device, click here.
Wix Retail POS for brick and mortar businesses is an all-in-one payment and inventory solution. If you sell products or services online and also have a physical location, Wix POS seamlessly connects the different parts of your business.
A salesperson in a store standing behind the Wix Retail POS system

Selling Wix Stores products

When you sell a Wix Stores product in your physical store, the information automatically synchronizes with your online Wix store. This means that for your online and physical shops you have: 
  • A single product catalog 
  • One inventory channel
  • A unified sales history

Booking and charging for Wix Bookings services

You can book appointments for walk-in clients at your point of sale and accept payment. In addition, when clients come in for appointments, classes, or courses they booked through your website, you can use the POS system to collect outstanding any money owed.
These bookings an payments sync with your online site, so you have:
  • One synchronized calendar
  • A unified sales history

Conditions for using Wix Retail POS

The Wix Retail POS system is currently available for businesses located in the US and Canada. Payment processing at Wix POS is done through Wix Payments.

Wix POS hardware for brick & mortar businesses

To get started with Wix POS, purchase any of the hardware devices; they have been designed to work with each other. Just connect the components and you're ready to make your first sale. 
The POS software is already installed and connects to your site as soon as you log in to your Wix account. This means all your Wix Stores Products or Wix Bookings services automatically appear in the tablet.
Note:
To use Wix POS, you must purchase the tablet and card reader. Other devices are optional. 
These are the items that make up your POS solution:

Tablet

The HP Engage One Prime Tablet is where you make sales, manage inventory and much more.
The Wix Retail POS tablet

Card readers

Using a card reader you can accept chip, swipe, and tap payments from cards and mobile devices. Choose the type of reader you prefer: a Bluetooth reader or a network reader that connect via WiFi. Whichever you select, it connects to your POS tablet and has a battery that allows you to work away from the base for several hours without charging.  
Note: Two Bluetooth models of the card reader are available, one for US merchants and one for merchants in Canada. In addition, a network reader is available and can be used both in the US and Canada.
One of the card readers that are compatible with Wix POS

Cash drawer

Store cash and provide change from the integrated cash drawer.
The Wix Retail POS cash drawer

Scanner

Use the HP barcode scanner to quickly add products to the cart. You can scan products while the scanner rests in its holder or remove it for handheld scanning. 
The Wix Retail POS scanner

Printer

Choose which receipt printer you want to add. You can select the HP Engage One Prime Receipt Printer which connects via a USB-C connections. Alternatively, you can add one of the Epson m30 series. This series has printers that connect via Bluetooth, a network connection, or via USB-C port.
Wix Retail POS receipt printers

Getting started

To get started with Wix Retail POS, you need to connect to Wix Payments and then order your hardware. When your order arrives, connect the tablet to the rest of the hardware you selected and make your first sale. 
Don't yet have a Wix site? Are you currently using another POS system in your brick and mortar business? No matter what your starting point is, we can help you migrate to Wix and keep everything synced. 

To get started with Wix Retail POS:

  1. Create your Wix Payments account:
    To process payments, you need to get verified by Wix Payments for a POS account. Make sure your business type is supported. Set Up Wix Payments
  2. Purchase POS hardware:
    Once verified, go to our POS hardware shop.  Select and purchase the POS devices you need to run your business.
Need help purchasing hardware?
Book a call to talk to a POS expert and we'll walk you through it.
  1. Set up your Wix POS devices: After you receive the POS devices you purchased, just unbox and connect them. The hardware arrives with all the software you need pre-installed.
  2. Start selling: Once the hardware is connected, log into your Wix account to access your full Wix catalog on your tablet.
  3. Upgrade the Wix Retail POS system to accept card payment: Click to upgrade to a Retail POS plan which gives you access to advanced features. Learn more

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