Square rolls out turnkey 'Business in a Box'

Square made it possible for small businesses to accept credit cards via smartphone. Today the company unveiled a decidedly non-mobile solution: a payment system for brick-and-mortar stores. The new Business in a Box for Square Register provides a complete point-of-sale system built around Apple's iPad (which, it's worth mentioning up front, you'll have to provide yourself). Thus you get two Square Readers, a countertop-friendly (and secure) swiveling iPad stand, a cash drawer, and, if you're willing to pay extra, a receipt printer. That does indeed provide everything most retail shops would need to conduct commerce, all "in a box." In case you're unfamiliar with Square Register, it's the iPad app companion to the Reader. With it you can build a photo-powered inventory of products to make for fast and easy checkouts. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here