Square Terminal Adds Niche Commerce Tools for Retail, Appointments 

Square is introducing two specialized commerce tools on Square Terminal to make it easier for online merchants worldwide to sell their products and services.

Square for Retail and Square Appointments on Square Terminal are two solutions aimed at retailers and beauty and personal care professionals so they can provide customers with convenient on-the-go checkout experiences that save time, according to a press release on Monday (Oct. 17).

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With Square for Retail and Square Appointments on Square Terminal, businesses can ring up customers almost anywhere, making it easier to help sellers handle consumer demand wherever they are. 

“Square for Retail on Square Terminal has helped me streamline and condense everything so I can use all the features I need on one device,” said Leldon Maxcy, owner of Leldon’s, a gift shop in Cullman, Alabama. 

“I can use Square Terminal as an extra checkout to ensure I’m offering my customers a great experience anywhere, whether I’m selling at my brick-and-mortar store or at local markets on-the-go,” he added.

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The new tools provide merchants instant interaction with buyers for payments, returns, exchanges and inventory, and are now available on all Square hardware. 

With the addition of Square for Retail and Square Appointments, all of Square’s commerce software is now available on all hardware, offering flexible solutions sellers can use to operate and expand their businesses, according to the release. 

“The holiday season is not only one of the busiest times of year, but also a crucial period for a merchant’s bottom line,” said Alyssa Henry, head of Square. 

“By bringing Square for Retail and Square Appointments to Square Terminal just ahead of this critical time, sellers can access powerful integrations between software and hardware that gives them fast, efficient operations to increase sales and meet their customers’ needs, anywhere and anytime,” she said.