According to industry data, 17.8% of liquor store owners are not physically in their liquor stores more than a few hours each week. Many have full time employment outside of owning a liquor store while others view owning a liquor store as an investment and not as a career.
Absentee liquor store owners have unique requirements to still ensure that the liquor store is operated in an effective and profitable manner.
Critical items for absentee liquor store owners:
● A dedicated manager with industry experience. Look for someone with demonstrated experience as a liquor store manager with verifiable references.
● A point of sale system that has anywhere access for functions like reporting, inventory management, and sales data.
● A camera system so what is happening in the liquor store can be seen in real time.
● Push reporting so you can be alerted to unusual sales or employee activity in the liquor store.
● Role based security which allows you to ensure that only certain employees can perform activities like changing a product’s price, voiding a sale, inventory management, or counting down a drawer.
● A mobile app to keep you connected without having to be at the liquor store.
The Cloud Retailer Liquor Store point of sale software is tailored for absentee liquor store owners and includes the above mentioned features and more (Cloud Retailer can’t help you hire a reliable liquor store manager but can help you keep the manager accountable!).
