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With Black Friday and Christmas approaching, we want to make sure your EPOS is ready for the busy periods. Whether it is serving customers quicker for a less stressful experience or encouraging them to come back after the festive period, our system has many features...

Raglan Garden Centre CSY Retail Systems are delighted to be working with Martin and the Raglan team again, 10 years since we first implemented Vector there. We first worked with Martin in 2008, but our systems were replaced when Wyevale purchased the garden centre in...

Are you ready for April 1st? From April 1st HMRC’s Making Tax Digital will launch, meaning businesses over the 85k VAT threshold must submit taxes digitally. Are you still writing down all your expenses and keeping every receipt safe? At CSY we want to help you be...

TRAID Charity In February we installed our VectorCharity EPOS into TRAID Charities 11 branches, Brixton, Camden, Clapham, Dalston, Hammersmith, Harrow, Kilburn, Peckham, Shepard’s Bush, Westbourne Grove and Wood Green. TRAID charity is working on stopping clothes from...

Dedicated EPOS Decommissioning Scanning Functionality when running FMD Connect You will be aware of the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD).  FMD is a pan-European set of anti-counterfeiting measures designed to stop falsified medicines from entering the supply chain....

Floors Today Carmarthen In January we finished installing our system into the Floors Today Carmarthen branch. We have already installed into their Cardiff store and head office in Birmingham. Floors Today pride themselves on quality flooring at great prices, and with...

CSY Retail Systems are very happy to announce that In-Excess’ four new garden centres are now using CSY Vector, our reliable and powerful EPOS system. When we found out In-Excess had purchased some of the Wyevale garden centres, we couldn’t wait to help. We wanted...

West Parley GC In November we installed our systems into three new In-Excess garden centres they purchased from the Wyevale Garden Centre group. Last month we installed into the fourth In-Excess garden centre, West Parley, from Wyevale. We are so happy to be helping...

At CSY we always want our customers to have the best products. Our latest stocktaking device is perfect for any kind of store, with a 2.4 inch touchscreen, long-lasting battery and is compacted into a lightweight, lower priced portable device. We know everything these...

COULD YOUR STORE BENEFIT FROM A CUSTOMER LOYALTY SCHEME? Whether you run a garden centre, farm shop or even a pharmacy, why not introduce a customer loyalty scheme to your store? Start rewarding your loyal customers with points that can be turned into money off their...

By 2050, scientists have predicted that there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. But with zero waste products and shops becoming popular in the UK, and popping up everywhere, we are all trying our best to prove the scientists wrong.  Stop single-use plastic...

The way businesses sell has changed so much. No longer do shops or stores have to run off slow tills, or revert to pen and paper if their till is unreliable. The EPOS technology available to retailers is now so advanced, that you might not realise just how much...

Retail Gift Aid is one of the easiest ways for charities to boost revenues. Charities that receive a donation from any tax payer, can claim 25 percent on its total cost. We know that every penny counts when it comes to raising money, so it’s really important to make...

Getting VAT correct is essential for all retail businesses.  For many types of business, VAT is straightforward but for others it can be more complex. That is because on some products VAT isn’t fixed at the same rate across the board.  There are some products where...

Choosing a Garden Centre EPOS System According to Verdict Retail’s 2016 garden report, garden centres are getting better and better. “We expect store standards to be raised,” the report says, as garden centres take advantage of the exciting opportunities available...