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Free flu shots for the team

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We are providing free flu shots for Tower Systems team members today as part of our employee care program. yesterday it was free pizza for lunch. Today flu shots. Maybe beers tonight.

POS software for independent small business retailers

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Here at Tower Systems we create and support POS software, Point of Sale software, specifically for small and independent retail businesses in Australia.

We only work with small and independent retail businesses. This keeps us focussed on these types of businesses rather than confusing focus with big businesses.

We develop what we sell. This is our software. Created over many years. Regularly enhanced to keep up to date with technology and capabilities. By selling what we develop we know what we are doing, we know it is current and we know how we can change it if needed.

This is not overseas software made to look local. This is not software backed by an international call centre.

We are local and focussed 100% on local businesses. This is what local small business retailers look for in a business partner. It is a Tower Systems difference that is valuable for our customers. We love the point of difference and focus on it ourselves.

About Tower Systems

Tower Systems International (Aust) Pty Ltd was established in 1981 by Mark Fletcher.

The company was created to develop specialty software for small businesses in selected vertical markets. It remains true to that mission today.

Mark remains the owner and Managing Director.  The company has a strong leadership team across the technical, customer service and creative areas, ensuring it is not reliant on a single person to lead the business.

Tower Systems develops and supports retail management software to over independent 3500 small business retailers across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific in a limited number of retail niches, channels.

We employ 35 information technology professionals working out our company offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Auckland.

We develop and support our own retail management software as well as cloud based e-commerce sites.  We stand by what we offer.

Our development team is made up of qualified and skilled software developers.  They are managed by a committed Software Development Manager with years of experience with our software.

Many Tower clients have been with the company through a variety of retail businesses, choosing Tower again and again.  We value long term relationships and this is reflected in our customer retention rates.

Looking for another web developer for our POS software co.

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Tower System,s is in the market for another web developer to join our awesome Melbourne based retail business web development team.

Web developer.

Tower Systems, a well-established niche POS software company based in Hawthorn Victoria is seeking a web developer with good PHP skills. We seek a web developer who goes beyond knowing PHP and other tech. Knowing is one thing. Context, understanding, is something else. We want someone who is either elite or aspires to be elite.

We would love you to have React skills as well as experience with Magento, Woo and more in the e-com space.

Working on several projects, this role offers variety serving the needs of our existing small business retail channels.

Here are the skills we are interested in, in order of importance:

  1. PHP 5 and MySQL
  2. React.
  3. Magento, Shopify, WordPress/Woo or similar
  4. MVC frameworks, like Zend or Laravel
  5. API development experience will be highly regarded
  6. CMS experience in Drupal, WordPress or similar.
  7. Frontend skills in respected front-end frameworks
  8. Familiar with Photoshop or Eclipse
  9. Flawless written and oral communication skills.

Find out more about us at www.towersystems.com.au. Please research us.

All applications are sent by SEEK direct to our CEO.

This is a full time role. Permanent residents or Australian citizens only. No 457. No sponsorship. No part time students.

Online websites created by us for small business retailers

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Click on the links for websites created by Tower connected to small business retailers:

  1. Beanie Boos.
  2. Jigsaws.
  3. Pop Vinyls.
  4. Pusheen.
  5. Collectible bears.
  6. Funky gifts.
  7. Collectible bears – international.

This is a small selection of our retail store POS software connected websites. We have many more for single stores and groups.

The advantage, benefit, is that we develop the POS software as well as the websites. This is where we make the difference in our software and non our web tech o0logy to help small businesses grow online.

We back this with excellent SEO work too, helping small business retailers compete with big businesses to be relevant in a rapidly changing retail and online landscape.

Kudos for Amazon Go store insights

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We are grateful for the feedback from people who have seen our recent video where we share insights gained from visiting the Amazon Go store in Seattle twice this year. This is an extraordinary shop, built by an extraordinary business.

  1. No sales counter.
  2. No cash or credit cards processed in-store.
  3. Choose what you want, and leave.

In this video we explain what we saw and try for context for small business retailers.

Tower Systems is not your usual POS software company

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POS SOFTWARE IS ONLY PART OF OUR STORY.

We help retailers grow their businesses.

When I started Tower Systems I wanted it to be more than a regular POS software company. I knew we would only sell to independent small retail businesses and only develop software for specific retail niches.

I also knew I wanted us to help beyond the software itself.

On an average day, we help retailers buy better, discover theft, improve efficiency and increase the average basket size.

We train our front line people in business so they can help your business. They are not your usual POS software help desk people.

We also help by creating marketing collateral, like this new poster we created in-house for fishing and outdoor businesses that use our software:

Or this one for pet stores:

Let us show you our POS software. Email sales@towersystems.com.au or call for an obligation free demonstration: Please call our sales team at 1300 662 957 or email them at sales@towersystems.com.au.

We are proud to serve 3,500 specialty retailers with our software.

Hiring for the POS software help desk

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We have been advertising externally for new people for our Melbourne-based small business POS software help desk. Interviews are now under way as we have a terrific pool of skilled candidates.

Our candidate selection process is structured and multi-layered, to ensure we find not only a tech skilled candidate but someone who communicates appropriately with small business retailers.

Like all new hires, candidates selected this round will undergo considerable training and beta testing, yes, beta testing, prior to live access with customers. That is when we will introduce them to our customers – through our weekly customer service email.

Welcome to Tower Systems

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We have updated the material we provide to new POS software customers we welcome to our business. Here is a new video we just shot to include in our welcome pack:

Happy New Year

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We hope 2018 is filled with happiness and joy for all who visit this place and all who use the Tower Systems software.

We are excited for what the year will bring and look forward to helping small business retailers make their businesses more valuable and enjoyable this year.

Christmas greetings from Tower Systems

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Merry Christmas to one and all. Thank you for a wonderful 2018, a year of growth and joy.

We are grateful to our customers for their support and help, for the opportunity to serve and help make small businesses stronger and more valuable to their local communities.

Thank you.

Christmas greetings from Tower Systems

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We are proud of the Christmas theme of our POS software website in these days leading up to Christmas. Developed in-house by our creative team, the image reflects beautifully the joy of Christmas through a family setting. For our small family business this is perfect.

Adding to our web development team

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We are screening candidates for our Melbourne based web development team. Thanks to a wonderful group of candidates the culling process is proving to be tough.

We are grateful to have many good quality candidates keen to work with us on our small business focussed projects.

Tower Systems is 36 years old

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Tower Systems turned 36 years old a couple of weeks ago.

I started the company in February 1981 on my dining table at home, writing our first software – two different packages: newspaper distribution management software and radiology practice management software.

I am grateful to our customers and to everyone who works here and has worked here.

Mark Fletcher. 0418 321 338.

Here is a key Tower Systems difference, in one video

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One of the things that separates Tower Systems aside from other retailers is that we are retailers too, and have been for many years. We walk in the shoes of our customers in a way that other POS software companies don;t and can;t This video is an example of the value of on show as we speak about sales growth at one of our retail stores:

In retail today

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IMG_2339Being Christmas Eve it has been crazy busy in the shops today with last minute shopping.

Since we are a POS software company that owns retail shops we have been personally and practically involved in retail today, behind the counter, using our software serving shoppers with last-minute Christmas purchases. This photo is from our shop at Knox City in Melbourne today before we opened for customers. Thankfully it is the only time of the day the shop was empty.

We are grateful for another busy day in retail and another day of retail experience that inform some choices we make in our software.

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