Square for Retail

Square for Retail can run with mobile devices and traditional point-of-sale hardware in the Square ecosystem. Merchants can add compatible readers, barcode scanners, receipt printers, or customer-facing displays as their store workflow requires.

Yes, inventory management is a central part of Square for Retail. It connects stock information with sales activity so merchants can monitor products while processing payments.

Square for Retail includes customer data tools alongside payment processing and reporting. Merchants can use that information to connect purchases with customer records, subject to Square's account settings and privacy requirements.

Square for Retail is organized around merchandise, stock, and store operations, while Square for Restaurants is organized around menus, restaurant orders, and dining workflows. Both can use Square payments and reporting, but their operational features target different business types.