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Lightspeed Retail Overview

What is Lightspeed Retail?

Lightspeed Retail is the leading POS and payments platform that enables you to automate tasks, streamline operations and improve visibility across all your stores and channels. With Lightspeed, you can manage sales, inventory, customers and suppliers from one easy to use solution. Plus, access flexible and customizable reports on your sales, inventory and customers, so you can make smarter business decisions that help you grow. With Lightspeed’s unified payments solution, you’ll have your payments hardware, software and customer support in one place, empowering you to provide employees and customers with an elite checkout experience every time.

Lightspeed Retail Details
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Languages Supported
German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish
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Product Description

Make sales and manage your store, with integrated inventory management, customer management, on-demand reporting, and eCommerce.


Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
2005
HQ Location
Montreal
Twitter
@LightspeedHQ
18,925 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2,979 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform designed for retailers and restaurateurs. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools for point-of-sale (POS), inventory management, eCommerce, and analytics, enabling businesses to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive sales. With a focus on user-friendly interfaces and powerful integrations, Lightspeed supports businesses of various sizes in optimizing their retail and restaurant management processes. For more information, visit their website at [lightspeedhq.com](https://www.lightspeedhq.com/).


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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
0.0 out of 5
"Over promised and under delivered"
When I actually got one on one support through scheduled meetings the customer service was way better. However, they still weren't able to solve mo...
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Lighstpeed Retail is great as a common inventory platform POS plus eCom"
The best part of Lightspeed Retail is that it uses a singular, universal inventory repository for *both* Retail POS and eCom sales activity. Our s...
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Brian C.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
0.0 out of 5
"Worst company. Terrible."
The best part about Lightspeed is moving away from them.
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Lightspeed Retail Pros and Cons

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Verified User in Retail
AR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite on behalf of seller
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

Lightspeed has the absolute best support of all POS, eCom, and omnichannel providers. They have truly 24/7 phone support in addition to chat support during regular hours. If any of their support agents don't know the answer to your question they admit that and ask the best way to get in touch with you once they've been able to find the answer (usually maybe an hour later), but usually they can help you out immediately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

Some of the features aren't perfect. The best example of this that has actually impacted me is the "Discount Rules" function in eCom. There is no way to make a deal valid to be used multiple times. For example, you have a buy 1, get 1 half off deal that you want to be able to be used for any quantity. There is currently no way for the customer to be able to add 6 of the applicable items to their order and get 3 of them half off. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

Lightspeed is incredible at inventory tracking, especially if you also get Lightspeed Analytics. It helps us to clearly see what hasn't been selling, and what we need to order more of. The omnichannel function is also an easy way for us to tie our website and retail locations together so there aren't inventory issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PS
Owner/Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite on behalf of seller
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What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

Ease of use, ability to manage my retail location from any corner of the world. I absolutely love the customer service and friendliness. Sales reps and account managers do their best to ensure you're happy with the service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

Small minor inconveniences that are needed to cater to liquor/package stores, for example, allowing an option to add automatic bottle deposits on all applicable transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Lightspeed Retail:

Definitely recommend to all to try out lightspeed for their retail shops. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

Remote monitoring, inventory management, loss prevention, employee training, ease of use, inventory search is straightforward to use, and on-demand, multiple device connectivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AA
CEO
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Review source: G2 invite
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

vend is a great POS software that covers all the business needs to run the retail business from selling point to inventory control and manage multi-location business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

vend is a great solution but its expensive solution than the other pos alternatives especially if have multiple locations also its poor for e-commerce business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Lightspeed Retail:

it's a great pos choice for multi-locations but its an expensive one Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

control the retail business especially my multi-locations and stock control , stock transfers and stock takes , and Handel my staff sales and commissions easily from the the great reporting tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BS
Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: G2 invite
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What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

Inventory module.

Reports.

Day closing

Permissions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

Less training from lightspeed corporate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Lightspeed Retail:

Please get used to the software very well before going live. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

Very cost-efficient and time-saving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Sporting Goods
AS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite on behalf of seller
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What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

The access to information at the tips of our hands Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

For us it is the trade in process or lack of Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Lightspeed Retail:

Make sure you use all the reporting and set up to utilize the data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

Better control of information and margin on products for all of our employees. So with better access we can monitor sales transactions and monitor margins Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MH
CEO
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

Lightspeed is fully integrated with our vendors and super easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

Nothing to say at this time. Lightspeed has been a great POS for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integrated point of sale system for all retail operations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LR
President Ekul Limited o/a Endeavours & ThinkPlay
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Verified Current User
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What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

Lightspeed now has a plugin that directs customers to your physical location by allowing google display ads to see what UPC's you have in stock. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

Changing sales prices in Lightspeed retail and having regular prices show on our Lightspeed website is a clunky process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Lightspeed Retail:

Use the Lightspeed retail google ads plug-in, it's worth switching to Lightspeed just for that feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are getting new customers into our store. We finally have a professional-looking e-commerce site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KL
owner and buyer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

That there is always live support. And it is fairly easy to follow the breadcrumbs through the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

It is most challenging when performance degrades, and I cannot operate my business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

Inventory control was my most significant area needing improvement. Bringing in Lightspeed Retail has remedied that and allowed expansion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MP
O
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Verified Current User
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What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

Very comfortable, easy to learn, many currencies and languages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

Nada, but, It's not Lightspeed's problem, when they cut the internet, it's useless ))) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Lightspeed Retail:

is a great helper Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

Frendly y comfortable for my job Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DW
CEO, Co-Owner
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Validated Reviewer
Verified Current User
Review source: G2 invite on behalf of seller
Incentivized Review
What do you like best about Lightspeed Retail?

Lightspeed makes it easy to connect our inventory to sell at our retail location. Their support is 24/7, so if we need help or have a question, it's easy to get an answer by calling, using the chat or finding a video for helpful tips. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightspeed Retail?

Sometimes the computer doesn't connect correctly with the printer or the Zebra printer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Lightspeed Retail:

It's great for people in the cycling industry because they connect with so many vendors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightspeed Retail solving and how is that benefiting you?

I love that Lightspeed connects with so many bike retailers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.