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Pet Shop POS
Every Pet Served.

Species-specific product organisation, grooming appointment billing, and veterinary product stock management for South African pet shops and grooming salons.

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Dog Groom - Full Bath + Clip R580.00
Premium Dog Food 15kg (Hills) R1 240.00
Flea Treatment - Cat (Advocate) R218.00
Today Pet Shop
Grooming Revenue
R3 480
Food Reorders
4 SKUs
Avg Basket
R420
Built for Pet Shop

Six Features That Run
Your Pet Shop.

Purpose-built modules that address the real operational demands of pet shop businesses in South Africa.

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Species-Specific Product Organisation

Organise your product catalogue by species, dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, and small animals, with sub-categories for food, health products, accessories, and grooming supplies. Counter staff navigate to the correct species section in seconds, reducing transaction time and the risk of selling a canine flea treatment to a cat owner. Category-level stock reports let you identify which species and product type drive your highest revenue and margin.

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Grooming Appointment Billing

Link grooming appointments to billing at checkout so the transaction pre-fills with the booked services, the pet's name and breed, and the assigned groomer. Billing reflects exactly what was done rather than requiring the receptionist to build the invoice from memory. Groomers can flag additional services performed, such as a nail clip added during the session, and the system adds the charge and updates the groomer's commission record.

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Veterinary and Prescription Product Control

Track veterinary medications, prescription diets, and controlled health products separately from standard retail. Prescription product sales require vet authorisation confirmation at the point of transaction, and the sale is logged with the product, quantity, customer, and authorisation reference. This log supports any regulatory inspection and gives pet owners accurate purchase history for their vet's records.

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High-SKU Pet Product Stock Management

Pet shops carry hundreds of food variants, sizes, flavours, and health products per species. TimeWorks manages the full catalogue with per-SKU minimum reorder levels, automated reorder alerts, and supplier purchase orders generated directly from the low-stock report. Track which food brands are your fastest movers and which health supplements sit for months, optimising your open-to-buy and reducing write-offs on slow-moving lines.

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Pet Owner Profiles and Pet Records

Build customer profiles that include the owner's contact details and records for each of their pets, including species, breed, age, dietary requirements, and grooming preferences. When a regular customer arrives, staff can see their full pet history, last grooming date, preferred products, and any health notes. This personal service builds loyalty in a competitive category where customers have no shortage of online alternatives.

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Loyalty and Subscription Management

Reward loyal pet owners with points-based loyalty that accumulates on every purchase of food, accessories, and grooming services. Configure monthly food subscription discounts for customers who pre-commit to buying a specific brand monthly, creating predictable revenue and reducing the chance of losing them to an online retailer. Birthday and adoption anniversary reminders trigger promotional vouchers automatically.

Why TimeWorks

Built for
South African business.

25 years of South African retail and hospitality experience drives every module. The system is designed around the realities of trading in South Africa, including load shedding resilience, rand-based reporting, and local compliance requirements.

25+
Years in SA Retail
SQL
Backed Architecture
700+
SA Businesses
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Species-Fast Counter Navigation

Organised by species and product type, counter staff find the right product for the right animal in seconds, reducing transaction time and eliminating the species-mismatch errors that can have serious health consequences.

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Never Run Out of Premium Pet Food

Per-brand reorder alerts and supplier purchase order generation ensure your Hills, Royal Canin, and Acana lines are restocked before you lose a loyal food customer to an online subscription.

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Personalised Pet Owner Service

Pet records and purchase history allow your staff to provide the kind of personalised advice that online retailers cannot match, building the emotional loyalty that keeps pet owners returning in person.

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Rental Options Available

No large capital outlay required. Rental packages include hardware, software, setup, and ongoing support, ideal for businesses managing cashflow through growth phases.

Common Questions

Pet Shop-specific questions about TimeWorks POS.

Grooming appointments are scheduled in the appointment book with the pet owner's details, the pet's name and breed, the services booked, the assigned groomer, and the appointment time. When the grooming session is complete, the front desk retrieves the appointment from the system and opens the billing screen, which is pre-filled with the booked services and their prices. The groomer can flag any additional services performed during the session, such as an ear clean or a toe nail trim that was not in the original booking. These additions are priced and added to the bill. The completed bill is settled at the counter, and the commission for the groomer is calculated automatically based on the configured commission rate for grooming services.
Yes. Products designated as prescription or veterinary-controlled in the product setup require additional confirmation at the point of sale. The cashier is prompted to confirm that a valid veterinary prescription has been sighted, and to enter the veterinarian's name and the prescription reference number. This information is stored against the transaction and is reportable in a prescription product sales log that can be printed or exported for a regulatory inspection. The system does not prevent the sale if the confirmation is provided, but it creates the required audit trail and prevents unintentional sales of prescription products without the confirmation step.
Subscription pricing is configured per product or brand with the subscription discount rate and the qualifying criteria, for example, a customer who commits to monthly purchases of a specific brand receives 10% off that brand. When a qualifying customer is looked up at the till and their subscription status is active, the discount applies automatically to the qualifying products in their basket. Subscriptions can be set up with a minimum commitment period and a renewal date, and the system tracks whether the customer has maintained their subscription frequency. This predictable recurring revenue from food subscriptions improves your purchasing confidence with suppliers and protects against losing loyal food customers to online pet food delivery services.
A typical pet shop with a grooming salon setup includes a main retail counter terminal for product sales, a second terminal or appointment-booking station for grooming bookings and groomer check-in and check-out, and a receipt printer at each point. If your grooming area is separate from the retail floor, a small terminal or tablet in the grooming area allows groomers to flag additional services directly without coming to the front counter. A customer-facing display showing the transaction total is recommended for the retail counter as it reduces customer queries during checkout. TimeWorks rental packages include all hardware components, installation, and training for the full multi-station pet shop setup at a monthly fee that avoids a large capital outlay.
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Ready to Upgrade Your Pet Shop POS?
Talk to an Expert.

Talk to a TimeWorks specialist about grooming billing, pet owner profiles, and stock management. Rental and purchase options available with full setup and training.

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