Species-specific product organisation, grooming appointment billing, and veterinary product stock management for South African pet shops and grooming salons.
Purpose-built modules that address the real operational demands of pet shop businesses in South Africa.
Organise your product catalogue by species, dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, and small animals, with sub-categories for food, health products, accessories, and grooming supplies. Counter staff navigate to the correct species section in seconds, reducing transaction time and the risk of selling a canine flea treatment to a cat owner. Category-level stock reports let you identify which species and product type drive your highest revenue and margin.
Link grooming appointments to billing at checkout so the transaction pre-fills with the booked services, the pet's name and breed, and the assigned groomer. Billing reflects exactly what was done rather than requiring the receptionist to build the invoice from memory. Groomers can flag additional services performed, such as a nail clip added during the session, and the system adds the charge and updates the groomer's commission record.
Track veterinary medications, prescription diets, and controlled health products separately from standard retail. Prescription product sales require vet authorisation confirmation at the point of transaction, and the sale is logged with the product, quantity, customer, and authorisation reference. This log supports any regulatory inspection and gives pet owners accurate purchase history for their vet's records.
Pet shops carry hundreds of food variants, sizes, flavours, and health products per species. TimeWorks manages the full catalogue with per-SKU minimum reorder levels, automated reorder alerts, and supplier purchase orders generated directly from the low-stock report. Track which food brands are your fastest movers and which health supplements sit for months, optimising your open-to-buy and reducing write-offs on slow-moving lines.
Build customer profiles that include the owner's contact details and records for each of their pets, including species, breed, age, dietary requirements, and grooming preferences. When a regular customer arrives, staff can see their full pet history, last grooming date, preferred products, and any health notes. This personal service builds loyalty in a competitive category where customers have no shortage of online alternatives.
Reward loyal pet owners with points-based loyalty that accumulates on every purchase of food, accessories, and grooming services. Configure monthly food subscription discounts for customers who pre-commit to buying a specific brand monthly, creating predictable revenue and reducing the chance of losing them to an online retailer. Birthday and adoption anniversary reminders trigger promotional vouchers automatically.
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.
Organised by species and product type, counter staff find the right product for the right animal in seconds, reducing transaction time and eliminating the species-mismatch errors that can have serious health consequences.
Per-brand reorder alerts and supplier purchase order generation ensure your Hills, Royal Canin, and Acana lines are restocked before you lose a loyal food customer to an online subscription.
Pet records and purchase history allow your staff to provide the kind of personalised advice that online retailers cannot match, building the emotional loyalty that keeps pet owners returning in person.
No large capital outlay required. Rental packages include hardware, software, setup, and ongoing support, ideal for businesses managing cashflow through growth phases.
Pet Shop-specific questions about TimeWorks POS.
Talk to a TimeWorks specialist about grooming billing, pet owner profiles, and stock management. Rental and purchase options available with full setup and training.