Grocery POS setup, timed like a receipt.
Six steps from sign-up to your first basket. Each one carries an honest time, what you need to have ready, and what happens on screen.
TOTAL about an afternoon
- 2 min
01 Sign up
Your name, email and a password on the sign-up page. No card for the trial, nothing to install.
Have ready: An email you check · A browser on a PC, tablet or touch terminal
- 5 min
02 Create your business
Store name, country, currency, time zone, tax rates and the language and logo for your receipts.
Have ready: Your sales tax or VAT rates · A logo file (optional)
- 10 min
03 Add store, registers and staff
Name your location, add each register, then each cashier with their own login, role and screen language.
Have ready: Staff names · Who can void and refund
- 20–90 min
04 Add your products
Download the spreadsheet template, paste your list (names, PLU/SKU, prices, units, stock), import. Turn on scale barcodes if you use label scales.
Have ready: A product export from your old POS or supplier · Your scale’s label format
- automatic
05 Your online store goes live
The store website is generated from your catalogue: products, prices, photos and stock. Share the link on WhatsApp, Facebook or your Google profile.
Have ready: Product photos (optional, add any time)
- today
06 Ring up the first basket
Scan, weigh, type a PLU, take payment through your processor, print the receipt. Your trial is live; pick a plan before day 14.
Have ready: A receipt printer and scanner (optional)
What appears when you add products.
Step five is not a step you do. It happens because the online store reads the same catalogue as the register.
- Every product you mark for sale online, with name, price and photo
- Stock that drops when the register sells
- Categories from your departments
- Names in the languages you typed them in
- A link to share on WhatsApp, Facebook and your Google profile
When to book a call instead.
- Your catalogue is over 5,000 items or in more than one file
- You use label scales at the deli or meat counter
- You accept SNAP/EBT and want to test a split basket before benefit day
- You want Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean or Urdu staff screens set up
- You run more than one store
Setup questions, answered.
8 questions on the shelf
How long does it take to set up a grocery POS?
Most stores are ringing sales the same day. Sign-up, business details and registers take about 20 minutes; products take 20 to 90 minutes with a clean spreadsheet. A messy catalogue takes longer, and we help on a call for free.
Do I need a technician to install it?
No. GetGroceryPOS is hosted for you and runs in a browser. You connect a receipt printer and a scanner like any other USB or network device.
Can I set it up in Spanish, Arabic or Urdu?
Yes. Set your own screen language in your profile; set each cashier’s too. The setup help center is in English today; demos and onboarding calls are available in our site languages.
When is my online store created?
As soon as you add products. It is built from your catalogue and updates when your prices and stock change. See online store.
What do I need before I start?
A product list (an export from your old POS or a supplier list is fine), your tax rates, staff names, and if you use label scales, a sample label. That’s it.
What if I get stuck?
Use the help center, or book a call. Moving your catalogue from your old POS is free.
What happens when the trial ends?
After 14 days, pick a plan to keep selling. If you don’t, the account pauses; your data stays for 30 days so you can come back.
Can I set up SNAP/EBT during the trial?
You can flag SNAP-eligible items during the trial. Taking EBT payments needs your store’s FNS authorization and your certified EBT processor; see SNAP/EBT.
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Start the clock on step one.
14-day free trial · no card · no contract · cancel any month
