Turkey, tuna, and tomatoes don’t come with a barcode — they come with a weight.
If your point of sale (POS) system doesn’t connect to a scale, selling meat, cheese, and produce by the pound will lead to long checkout lines, costly pricing mistakes, and inventory issues.
Fortunately, there’s an easy fix: investing in a specialty grocery store POS solution with an integrated deli scale.
In this blog, we’ll cover the basics of grocery POS systems with scale integration and share the four best options.
Grocery POS Systems With Scale Integration: The Basics
Generic retail POS systems work well for stores that only sell barcoded items — but they simply won’t cut it for grocery stores that sell products like meat or produce by the pound.
Instead, you need a grocery POS system that integrates seamlessly with your scales.
When a cashier places a pound of salmon on the scale, your POS system should do the heavy lifting — instantly capturing the weight, calculating the price, and updating inventory records, no manual entry required.
This increases checkout speed, reduces pricing errors, and helps you boost margins in key departments like deli and produce.
Now, let’s talk about what to look for in a grocery POS system with scale integration:
- Multiple scale types: Your POS should integrate with various scale types, including deli, scanner, and tabletop scales.
- Label printer options: Deli scales and label printers go hand in hand, so look for a POS system that integrates with both.
- Support: Your POS provider should offer full technical support during onboarding and beyond to help you connect, configure, and maintain your scales.
Your best bet is to choose a POS provider that specializes in grocery retail and understands the complexity behind weight-based sales. Let’s dive into the options.
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1. IT Retail
First is IT Retail, a powerful yet user-friendly POS system specifically designed for grocery stores and neighborhood supermarkets.
Our software integrates with a wide range of scales — including CAS and Hobart deli scales, Brecknell tabletop scales, and Datalogic scanner scales.
Along with scale integration, IT Retail includes advanced inventory management and sales reporting tools to help you prevent stockouts, reduce spoilage, and boost profit margins.
Choose your scale and build a custom POS solution using our Build and Price tool.
2. Markt POS
Markt POS is a specialty POS solution built for butcher shops, seafood markets, and other small specialty grocery stores.
Markt POS integrates with deli scales, tabletop scales, and scanner scales — along with label printers and kitchen printers to help you run your deli counter and made-to-order meal department.
Other valuable features include a built-in customer loyalty program and SMS marketing tool to help you build strong customer relationships.
Get a custom quote for your store.
3. Toast
Toast is a popular POS system for restaurants, but they’ve recently pivoted to serving grocery retailers, too. Their system integrates with tabletop scales via Bluetooth, making it easier to sell items by weight.
Toast’s order management and menu modification features make it a good fit for grocery stores that also serve made-to-order meals like wraps, sandwiches, and salads.
Get in touch with Toast’s sales team for a quote.
4. Vori
Vori is a relatively new POS provider promising grocers innovative hardware and software. Vori integrates with deli, scanner, and tabletop scales to ensure a smooth checkout with weight-based items.
Other strong features include margin management tools and shrink tracking.
Contact Vori to get a quote for your grocery store.
Get Started With IT Retail’s POS System With Scale Integration
Ready to ditch manual entry and speed up checkouts? IT Retail is the best choice if you’re looking for a grocery store-specific POS system with seamless scale integration.
Plus, we offer 24/7 technical support from grocery industry professionals at no additional cost — meaning you never have to settle for unreliable scales or a stressful setup process.
Schedule your live demo to see IT Retail’s grocery POS software with scale integration in action.