POS system for a minimarket in Uzbekistan: how to choose

A POS is more than a checkout screen. In a minimarket every sale should do three things at once: lower the stock, record whether the money came in as cash, card, QR or credit, and land in the end-of-day report.

The main outcome for the owner is simple: see today's revenue, the items running low, and which cashier is on shift, without standing at the till.

A minimarket with one or two cashiers can start selling from a phone or tablet. That lets you test a new program without a large outlay: first you see it works, then you spend on hardware.

As the queue grows, a 2D scanner or printer can be added. What matters is that the program blocks neither a hardware-free start nor adding hardware later. At the demo, ask plainly: can I sell with just a phone today.

Giving a regular customer goods on credit is normal in a minimarket. The problem is not the credit, it is keeping it in a paper notebook: the page gets lost, gets wet, or you forget who owes how much.

When choosing a POS, it makes a real difference if credit lives inside the checkout itself. When a sale sits in one list with cash, card and QR, who owes how much and when they promised to pay is visible in one place.

You cannot settle this with 'ask an accountant'. The concrete step is this: at the demo, ask the vendor in writing for an answer on two official documents. The first covers online cash registers and the virtual cash-register system (LEX.UZ, document 4603340). The second covers product codes and digital marking (LEX.UZ, document 5665877).

The question is simple: for my assortment, does the product itself meet the fiscal receipt and marking requirements, or do I need a separate system. If you sell marked goods, the answer matters most, because it affects hardware and integration.

The inventory and management side of a POS is a different question from cash-register law. So take every answer in writing, not by word of mouth. If a dispute comes up later, you will have a document.

At the demo, look at the daily workflow, not the polished home screen. Sell an item, then return it, check the stock, and find the cashier return in the log. Those three steps show how the program works in practice.

BirLiy is a POS in the phone for shops in Uzbekistan. Checkout, inventory, payments and reports live in one app, and credit shows up in one list with cash and QR. The site has a live clickable demo for both roles, so you can try it yourself before buying.

In early access the catalog can be loaded from Excel, and the app also has a ready base of common goods. BirLiy is now opening early access for the first shops in Tashkent. The stated price for the first cohort is 49 000 som per month for the first six months, then 149 000 som per month.