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Bottle Store POS
Compliant and Fast.

Age verification prompts, licence compliance reporting, and high-speed barcode scanning for South African bottle stores handling hundreds of transactions a day.

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Friday Afternoon, 16:30
PEAK TRADING
Beer Cases x12 (Castle Lager) R2 880.00
Spirits - Whisky x4 (750ml) R1 340.00
Wine - Pinotage x6 (Bottle) R894.00
Today Bottle Store
Transactions
148
Avg Basket
R247
Age Checks
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Built for Bottle Store

Six Features That Run
Your Bottle Store.

Purpose-built modules that address the real operational demands of bottle store businesses in South Africa.

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Age Verification Prompts

Every transaction involving age-restricted product categories triggers a mandatory age verification prompt on the POS screen, requiring the cashier to confirm the customer's date of birth before the item scans. This creates an auditable log of age checks for each transaction, supporting your liquor licence obligations and demonstrating compliance during inspections by the Western Cape Liquor Authority or local municipality.

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High-Speed Barcode Scanning

Bottle stores handle high SKU volumes and fast basket sizes. The POS is configured for continuous barcode scanning without requiring a confirm step between items, meaning a 24-pack case, a bottle of spirits, and a bag of chips scan in under five seconds. Mixed-case price calculation and case-break pricing for split packs apply automatically based on the product configuration, without the cashier needing to know the rule.

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Licence Compliance Reporting

Generate sales reports segmented by product category to support your annual licence renewal and any compliance audit. The system logs time-of-sale data so you can demonstrate compliance with permitted trading hours, and it flags any attempt to process a sale outside your licensed hours with a supervisor override requirement. Reporting exports in formats accepted by most accounting practices handling SARS submissions.

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Stock and Supplier Management

Manage stock levels across beers, wines, spirits, mixers, and snacks from a single interface. Set minimum reorder levels per SKU and generate purchase orders directly to your DSV, Gilbeys, or independent supplier when levels drop. Landed cost tracking accounts for delivery fees in your cost-of-goods, giving you accurate margin data per category without manual spreadsheet calculations.

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Account Customer Management

Corporate account customers, tavern owners buying wholesale, and loyal regulars can be set up on account with configurable credit limits. The POS tracks balances, generates statements, and prevents sales to accounts that exceed their credit limit without supervisor approval. Monthly account billing reduces your payment processing overhead for high-frequency wholesale buyers.

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Category Sales Analysis

Understand which spirits, beers, and wines drive margin versus volume. Compare category performance by day of week to optimise ordering before long weekends and major sporting events. The reporting module breaks down sales by brand, size, and category, helping you negotiate better terms with suppliers based on actual volume data rather than estimates.

Why TimeWorks

Built for
South African business.

25 years of South African retail and hospitality experience drives every module. The system is designed around the realities of trading in South Africa, including load shedding resilience, rand-based reporting, and local compliance requirements.

25+
Years in SA Retail
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Backed Architecture
700+
SA Businesses
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Licence Compliance Built In

Age verification logging, trading-hours enforcement, and category-level reporting reduce your compliance risk and prepare you for Western Cape Liquor Authority inspections without additional paperwork.

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Queue Management at Volume

Continuous barcode scanning and quick payment processing keep queues moving on peak trading days, including month-end, long weekends, and major sporting events that can triple your usual transaction volume.

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Accurate Stock Across All Categories

Real-time stock deduction on every sale prevents phantom inventory, overstocking of slow lines, and the embarrassment of running out of your top-selling beer on a Saturday afternoon.

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Rental Options Available

No large capital outlay required. Rental packages include hardware, software, setup, and ongoing support, ideal for businesses managing cashflow through growth phases.

Common Questions

Bottle Store-specific questions about TimeWorks POS.

When a cashier scans any item flagged as an age-restricted product, the POS immediately displays an age verification prompt before the item is added to the transaction. The cashier must enter the customer's date of birth or confirm that they have sighted a valid ID document. If the calculated age is below 18, the item is blocked and a supervisor override is required to proceed. All age check events are logged with the transaction timestamp and cashier ID, creating an auditable compliance record. This log can be exported for submission during a Western Cape Liquor Authority inspection or in response to a compliance enquiry.
Yes. TimeWorks allows you to set your licensed trading hours per day of the week in the system configuration. Attempting to process a sale outside those hours will trigger a warning on the POS screen and require a manager-level override with a pin code. The override event is logged with the operator's credentials and the time of the transaction. This feature is particularly useful during long weekends or public holidays when trading hours may differ from standard days and staff may not always remember the restriction without a system prompt.
TimeWorks supports account customer profiles with configurable credit limits, payment terms, and pricing tiers. A tavern owner or informal retailer buying wholesale can be set up as an account customer with their preferred case-price rates applied automatically at the point of sale. The system generates monthly statements, tracks outstanding balances, and blocks sales to accounts that have exceeded their credit limit without supervisor approval. For customers paying upfront, bulk quantity discounts can be configured by product line and quantity threshold, applying automatically when the minimum quantity is met in the same transaction.
Yes. You can configure case-break pricing rules so that buying fewer than a full case of beer, for example, automatically applies a per-unit retail price rather than the case price. Mixed-case rules allow customers to mix flavours or brands within a category and still receive the case discount when a specified minimum quantity is reached. These rules apply automatically at the POS without the cashier needing to calculate or recall the pricing structure, reducing pricing errors on high-volume days and ensuring your margins are protected across every transaction.
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Talk to a TimeWorks specialist about compliance reporting, high-volume scanning, and account customer management. Rental and purchase options available.

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