Compliance-ready retail

Built for the rules your trade has to follow.

Some retail channels carry obligations most POS software never considers. Firearms records. Secondhand goods dealer books. Live-animal and pet records. Age-restricted sales. Tower Systems has built these requirements into the software for the specialty channels that need them, because we have served those trades for decades and know what the paperwork really involves.

Generic POS software treats every shop the same. But a firearms dealer, a secondhand goods trader and a pet shop each answer to rules a fashion boutique never sees. Bolt-on spreadsheets and separate logbooks are slow, easy to get wrong, and hard to produce when someone asks to see them. We think the compliance record should live where the sale happens, inside the software, captured as you go.

• Firearms dealers: the software supports the detailed record-keeping the trade requires, capturing the information you need to keep at the point of sale, as part of the everyday workflow rather than a separate chore.
• Secondhand and pre-owned goods: it helps you keep the dealer records expected of the trade, capturing item and seller details at purchase, so your books are complete and easy to search.
• Pet and animal retailers: it supports the records that come with selling and caring for live animals, keeping the details tied to the sale.
• Age-restricted sales: the software helps your team prompt for and record age checks at the counter, so the right steps happen every time, with any staff member serving.

Because this is built in, not bolted on, the record is captured once, at the moment of sale, and stored with everything else about that transaction. No parallel logbook. No end-of-day catch-up. And if you are ever asked to produce your records, they are searchable in seconds rather than scattered across paper and spreadsheets.

The large horizontal platforms are built for general retail and leave these obligations to you. Many specialist systems cover one trade but not the mix of compliance-sensitive channels Tower serves. Because specialty retail is all we do, across firearms, secondhand goods, pet and more, the compliance thinking is already built into the software made for your shop.

Does it cover my specific obligations? Compliance requirements vary by state, territory and trade, and they change over time. Our software supports the record-keeping these channels need, and our Australian and New Zealand team can talk you through how it applies to your shop. You remain responsible for meeting your legal obligations, and we help you keep the records to do it. Is it hard to use? No. The compliance steps sit inside the normal sale, so your team follows them without extra training.