Saturday January 23, 2015 was an historic day for the
Northwest Railway Museum and the Depot Bookstore. A state-of-the-art Point of
Sale (POS) system was launched for retail sales! The TAM Retail system is a
powerful means of completing sales, tracking merchandise, and even ordering
merchandise.
during Santa Train, creating 700 SKUs for all the merchandise the Bookstore
carries. A complete count of the inventory was required and once that was
finished, the system was launched. While there is a learning curve for any new
system, the TAM system is relatively easy to master. A fact well known ahead of
time since the TAM system has been in place ~ for ticket sales ~ since May
2014.
inventory and make informed orders, which should decrease the amount of
inventory in over-stock at any one time. The bookstore clerks are most excited
by the touch screen cash register and the ease of sales.