Introduction Gift cards are both a nice service for customers and valuable for your bookstore. A gift card is a great way to give someone the exact book they want. For a shop there are significant financial benefits but there are also some important accounting and tax implications that need to be understood. Why gift … Read More
In September we worked on:
New Features:
• Introduced a General Ledger feature for better tracking of customer transactions.
• Enhanced visual and usability aspects of the Web/Mobile POS system.
Improvements this month concentrated on:
• Enhanced visibility of item availability in Layby transactions.
• Improved matching of invoices with credit notes in the Xero webhook.
• Created a Recurrent Expense Config table for easier reporting.
• Upgraded the author filter in best seller reports for greater accuracy.
• Simplified login process for the Web/Mobile POS.
• Real-time recalculation of loyalty points during checkout.
Housekeeping & Updates included the upgrade of Sidekiq and the resolution of test failures in Rails 7.1 for improved performance, alongside the deletion of duplicated payment records during Xero migrations and enhancements to app reliability with Vue upgrades.
September brought a fresh wave of bestsellers to our independent bookstores, with all three of our top-selling books making their debut on the list. Leading the pack was Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo, which, with both its hardback special edition and paperback formats combined, sold an impressive 3,868 copies. Hot on its heels was Liane Moriarty’s novel Here One Moment, racking up 3,435 sales. Rounding out the top three was Richard Osborne’s We Solve Murders, securing its spot with 2,930 copies sold.