EPOS Systems for Leicester Restaurants, Grocers and Retailers

Leicester is the largest city in the East Midlands, with around 380,000 residents and one of the most diverse populations in the UK. Around 70 languages and dialects are spoken in the city. That diversity shows on its high streets. The Golden Mile on Belgrave Road is known for its restaurants, sari shops and jewellers, and its Diwali celebrations are described as the largest outside the Indian subcontinent. In the city centre, Highcross and the Haymarket draw shoppers, St Martin's and the Lanes have specialist shops and Victorian arcades, and Leicester Market is often described as the largest covered outdoor market in Europe.

For businesses here, the till has to handle very different products, from weighed sweets and fresh produce to restaurant orders and high-value retail.

Restaurants and takeaways

Leicester's restaurant and takeaway trade is busy year round, with big peaks around festivals and weekends. Our restaurant EPOS gives you:

• A kitchen display system that shows every order clearly, in sequence, with timers.
• Table plans, course timing and split bills for dine-in service.
• Waiter pad apps on Android and Windows devices.
• Just Eat and Deliveroo integration, bringing delivery orders into the same system. See our takeaway EPOS page.
• Menu modifiers for spice levels, portion sizes and dietary notes, sent straight to the kitchen.

Cafes and dessert shops can see our cafe EPOS systems, and bakeries can read about EPOS for bakeries.

Grocers, sweet shops and convenience stores

Shops selling by weight need a till that prices accurately and keeps stock in line. Our retail software works with Avery weighing scales, including the FX120 and XS200, and covers:

• Weighed and fixed-price items in the same sale.
• Barcode scanning and low-stock alerts.
• Promotions and multi-buys set up in minutes.
• Age-check prompts for restricted products.
• A PDA app for stocktakes and price updates.

See our grocery store EPOS and convenience store EPOS pages for more detail.

Fashion, jewellery and specialist retail

Clothing, fabric and jewellery shops need detailed product records. Our retail EPOS system handles:

• variants by size, colour and style
• detailed item descriptions and cost prices
• returns and exchanges linked to the original sale
• loyalty schemes and gift cards
• Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento integrations for online sales

Fashion retailers can read more on our fashion EPOS page.

Planning for festival peaks

Diwali, Eid, Christmas and wedding season can each bring a sharp rise in trade. A few EPOS features make those weeks easier:

• Extra tills on the same system, with every sale feeding one set of reports.
• Date-based promotions that start and stop automatically.
• Last year's sales by product, so you order the right stock in good time.
• Staff logins and hourly reports to plan rotas around the busiest days.

Example setups for Leicester businesses

A restaurant on the Golden Mile

A front-of-house terminal, a kitchen display screen and waiter pad apps for table service. Modifiers carry spice levels and dietary notes to the kitchen, and delivery orders come into the same system.

A sweet centre or grocer

A retail terminal with barcode scanner, receipt printer and cash drawer, linked to an Avery weighing scale so loose and boxed items price correctly. The PDA app speeds up stocktakes before busy festival weeks.

A fashion or jewellery shop near the Lanes

A retail terminal with variants for size, colour and style, detailed product records and loyalty schemes. If you sell online, stock syncs with Shopify, WooCommerce or Magento.

Why EPOS Direct

We have supplied EPOS systems for over 26 years and support more than 23,000 UK businesses. Every package includes:

• No monthly software subscription.
• Any card provider, or packages with Dojo or Teya.
• Free data migration and installation support.
• Delivery in around three to five business days, with a simple setup and short training.
• 24/7 UK-based support.
• A 30-day money-back guarantee.
• Accounting integrations with Xero, QuickBooks and Sage. See all integrations.

Choosing the right EPOS

1. Compare the total cost over three years, not the monthly headline.
2. Check you can choose your own card provider.
3. Ask for a demo with your own products, including items sold by weight.
4. Confirm support hours.
5. Make sure you can add tills or sites as you grow.

Our 60-second EPOS finder suggests a setup, or browse all EPOS packages.

Websites and marketing

We also offer website design and digital marketing, including social media management and Google Business Profile optimisation, for Leicester businesses that want more local customers.

Frequently asked questions