POS software built for independent fashion and apparel retailers
Fashion retail runs on decisions that generic POS software cannot help you make.
Which sizes sold through and which are still hanging. Which brand earned its floor space this season and which did not. When to mark down, and by how much. Whether the alteration promised for Friday is actually ready.
Tower Systems builds point of sale software for local independent fashion and apparel retailers in Australia and New Zealand. It is made locally, supported locally, and shaped by the retailers who use it every day. We are focussed only on local retail, not franchises or chains.
Stock understood by colour, size and style
A fashion business does not sell products. It sells a style, in a colour, in a size, and the difference between those three matters at every point in the year.
The software tracks stock across the colour, size and style matrix as a single structure. One style carries its full size run and colour range underneath it, so a shop floor question can be answered in one look.
That structure is what makes the reporting worth reading. Sales can be analysed by brand and by supplier, which turns a vague sense that a label is doing well into a number you can take into the next buying appointment.
Alterations tracked from the counter to collection
Alterations are where fashion retail earns trust or loses it.
The software manages garment alterations as tracked jobs. We call them repairs. Work done in-house and work sent to an outside contractor are both handled, with the job recorded against the customer and the sale.
Nothing depends on a note in a diary or a pin in a garment bag. Any staff member can answer a customer asking whether their trousers are ready.
Lay-by and Afterpay, side by side
Traditional lay-by has returned, and for good reason. It lets a customer commit to a full-price garment without paying for it all at once, and it holds the sale in your shop rather than sending it online.
The software manages lay-bys properly, including part payments and the balance owing.
It also integrates with Afterpay, so the modern equivalent sits alongside the traditional one. The customer chooses. You keep the sale either way.
Loyalty that a chain cannot copy
Mass-market retailers run points programs. An independent boutique can do something a chain cannot, which is treat a local customer as a person.
The software includes loyalty tools built for that. Discounts can be offered at the moment of purchase rather than banked for later. Specific pricing can be offered to members of a local community group, a sporting club or a workplace, which turns one relationship into a stream of customers.
Marketing can be directed by purchase history. A new arrival from a label can be shown to the customers who have bought that label before, rather than to a whole list.
AI built into the software, not sold as an extra
Tower Systems software has AI integrated inside it, with connections to ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Anthropic.
Fashion retailers use it for the work that used to consume evenings. Supplier invoices are imported automatically instead of being keyed in line by line, which matters when a delivery arrives as forty styles across a full size run. Product descriptions for the website can be generated in seconds. Business performance questions can be asked in plain language, and complex reports explained rather than exported.
The AI tools are inside the software. They are not a bolt-on and not an extra charge.
Connected to the website you already run
Stock managed in the software can be offered online through the Shopify link, with product detail and images flowing out and online sales flowing back.
BigCommerce, Magento and WooCommerce connections are also available, and the software integrates with Xero so the accounting is not a second data-entry job.
What the monthly cost includes
- Software licences for unlimited computers in the location.
- Help desk support by phone or email six days a week, including Saturday.
- After-hours access for urgent system-down queries.
- A comprehensive support knowledge base.
- Access to the Shopify, Xero and other integrations.
- Access to the supplier invoice import tools.
- Personal training.
There is no management fee and no charge for understanding the software or its reports.
Locally made, locally supported
Tower Systems is currently based in Hawthorn, Victoria, and has served independent retailers in Australia and New Zealand for decades. The people who answer the phone are the people who build and support the software.
See it against your own business
The most useful next step is a demonstration using the questions your shop actually needs answered. Bring a season that went wrong and a brand you are unsure about.
Book a demo, or call 1300 662 957 in Australia or 0800 444 367 in New Zealand. Email sales@towersystems.com.au.
FAQ
- Does the software handle colour, size and style?
Yes. Stock is tracked across the colour, size and style matrix, with a full size run and colour range sitting under one style. - Can alterations be managed in the software?
Yes, as tracked jobs, whether the work is done in-house or sent to an outside contractor. - Does it support lay-by?
Yes, including part payments and balance owing. Afterpay integration is also available. - Can sales be reported by brand?
Yes. Sales performance can be analysed by brand and by supplier. - Will it connect to an existing online shop?
Yes. Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento and WooCommerce connections are available, and stock managed in the software can be published online. - How many terminals are included?
Software licences for unlimited computers in the location are included in the monthly cost. - Is support included?
Yes. Help desk support six days a week including Saturday, after-hours access for urgent system-down queries, and a support knowledge base. - Is the AI an extra cost?
No. AI tools are built into the software, with integrations to ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Anthropic.
