Retail Express is often considered by retailers who want cloud POS, inventory tools, ecommerce connections, loyalty, reporting and multi-store capability.
Those things matter. But the best comparison still starts with your business.
What do you sell? How many locations do you run? How do you manage stock? How important is local support? How do you want payments handled? What happens to your data if you switch? Do you want a POS provider that is part of a broader software group, or a more direct relationship with the people building and supporting the product?
Tower Systems is built for independent specialty retailers in Australia and New Zealand. We focus on practical retail software, local support, payment choice and long-term relationships with retailers.
For specialty retailers, the business advantage is often in the detail.
Product knowledge, service, range, supplier understanding, customer communication and category-specific workflows. Tower Systems is built to help retailers use those strengths every day.
Tower Systems differences to consider
Tower Systems is built for independent specialty retailers. We serve businesses where stock, category knowledge, customer loyalty, reporting and supplier detail matter every day. The software is not generic. It is focused on the specialist way these retailers work.
Tower Systems software is built and supported in Australia and New Zealand. When you need help, you speak with people who understand local retail.
You choose the payments platform that suits your business. Tower Systems does not charge a POS software fee on each transaction.
Tower Systems supports payment provider choice through integrations. Ask us about your current or preferred provider and we will give you a direct answer.
Tower Systems customers deal with real people across sales, onboarding, training, accounts and support. Many customers value being able to speak with people who know them and their business.
Tower Systems invites enhancement suggestions and lets customers vote on each other’s ideas. The software is shaped by real retailers using it in real stores.
If you are considering a move from Retail Express, we can talk through your data, hardware, training needs, payments and go-live plan before you make a decision.
Questions to ask us
- Show me how Tower Systems would handle my retail category.
- Show me what happens to my product, customer and sales data if I switch.
- Show me how Tower Systems handles inventory, loyalty and reporting.
- Show me what payment provider choice looks like.
- Show me how support works after go-live.
- Show me what it costs each month.
- Show me who I would deal with during onboarding and support.
If you are using Retail Express and thinking about changing, tell us what you want to improve.
Ask us to show you how Tower Systems would handle your business. If we cannot show a useful difference, we will say so.
Frequently asked questions
Ask us to show you, not just tell you
Every retailer is different. The most useful comparison is a practical one.
Tell us what you use now, what is working, and what is not. We will show you how Tower Systems would handle your business and answer your questions directly.
Show us what makes your retail business different: your products, suppliers, customers, service approach and daily workflows. That is where the comparison becomes useful.
If we are not the right fit, we will say so.