Orchid POS

Orchid POS is a point-of-sale software specifically designed for firearm retailers (FFLs). According to the vendor, this software solution caters to retailers and ranges of various sizes, providing them with tools to efficiently manage inventory, streamline classroom management, handle trade-in and consignment transactions, ensure ATF compliance, manage memberships and billing, streamline gunsmithing operations, implement loyalty programs, and manage accounting needs. Orchid POS is commonly used by firearm retailers, gun stores, shooting ranges, outdoor sporting goods retailers, firearms training centers, and related industries.

Key Features

Inventory Management: According to the vendor, Orchid POS enables efficient management of firearms and non-firearms inventory. It allows users to track stock levels, receive low inventory alerts, generate purchase orders, categorize products, add custom fields, and easily search and filter inventory.

Classroom Management: Orchid POS aims to streamline the management of classes and training sessions. Users can schedule and track class registrations, attendance, and payments, generate class rosters, certificates, and reports, and communicate with students through email or SMS notifications.

Employee Management: The vendor claims that Orchid POS provides tools to manage employee information, roles, and permissions. Users can track employee hours, shifts, and attendance, generate payroll reports, manage commission structures, and communicate with employees through the system.

Reporting: Orchid POS offers comprehensive reporting capabilities to gain insights into business performance. Users can access various reports such as sales reports, inventory reports, and financial reports. The vendor states that users can analyze data on product performance, customer behavior, and employee productivity. Reports can be customized and exported in different formats.

Trade-in / Consignment: Orchid POS aims to simplify trade-in and consignment workflows. Users can handle transactions for firearms and non-firearms products, track consigned items, sales commissions, and payouts to consignors, generate reports to monitor activity, and automate processes to streamline operations.

ATF Compliance: According to the vendor, Orchid POS helps ensure compliance with ATF regulations and requirements. It automates the logging of transactions into the bound book, performs background checks using ATF FFL EZ check and NICS check integrations, and securely stores ATF-related documents in the cloud for easy access.

Membership Billing: Orchid POS provides tools to manage membership programs and billing for range facilities or clubs. Users can set up different membership tiers, pricing, and renewal options, automate membership billing, generate invoices, and track membership usage and benefits.

Gunsmithing: According to the vendor, Orchid POS aims to streamline gunsmithing operations. Users can create work orders, track job progress, manage parts and labor costs, schedule appointments with customers for gunsmithing services, and generate reports on gunsmithing activities and revenue.

Loyalty & Gift Cards: Orchid POS offers the ability to implement loyalty programs to reward customer loyalty. Users can issue and redeem gift cards for purchases, track customer points and rewards, and generate reports on loyalty program performance and gift card usage.