Industry Guide

Best EPOS System for Garden Centres in the UK

Garden centres combine high product diversity, seasonal trading patterns, and multiple departments — plants, tools, gifts, café, and more. EPOS Direct handles multi-department selling and complex inventory in one system from £999 + VAT.

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What is the right EPOS for Garden Centres?

A suitable system should support multi-department product management, seasonal product handling, large catalogue with barcode scanning. EPOS Direct combines those point-of-sale tools with Magento ecommerce, your choice of payment provider and outright software ownership.

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EPOS tools selected for the way garden centres sell and serve customers.

What Garden Centres Need from an EPOS

  • ✓Multi-department product management
  • ✓Seasonal product handling
  • ✓Large catalogue with barcode scanning
  • ✓Multi-till setup for busy periods
  • ✓Café and food sales capability
  • ✓Loyalty and gift card schemes

How EPOS Direct Delivers

  • ✓Departmental product categories
  • ✓Multi-till support from one licence
  • ✓Barcode scanning for plants and accessories
  • ✓Seasonal price promotions
  • ✓Café order and kitchen management
  • ✓Gift card and voucher processing
  • ✓Magento ecommerce platform included and integrated with the EPOS system
  • ✓Freedom to choose and change your payment provider
  • ✓Pay once and own the software forever with no monthly software fees
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The entire solution from as little as £999 + VAT

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  • ✓ EPOS hardware and perpetual software licence
  • ✓ Magento ecommerce platform integrated with EPOS
  • ✓ Stock, sales, staff and management reporting
  • ✓ Freedom to choose your payment provider
  • ✓ No monthly software fees
  • ✓ UK-based advice and support

Sell in store and online with Magento ecommerce

Your EPOS solution includes ecommerce built on the Magento platform and integrated with the EPOS system. For garden centres, that creates a practical route to sell products and services online while keeping product information, orders and stock connected to day-to-day trading.

One connected catalogue

Reduce duplicate product entry between the shop floor and ecommerce site.

More ways to sell

Serve local customers in person and reach online buyers through the same solution.

Payment freedom

Choose the payment provider that fits your rates, service and contract preferences.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can EPOS Direct handle a garden centre café and retail in one system?

Yes. EPOS Direct manages both retail checkout and hospitality-style café ordering in one system. You can run separate tills for the café and the retail floor, all feeding into one central report.

How many tills can I use with EPOS Direct?

EPOS Direct is multi-till capable. You can run additional tills for peak periods without paying a per-till software licence fee — making it cost-effective for seasonal businesses.

Can I manage seasonal plants and stock on EPOS Direct?

Yes. Products can be activated and deactivated by season, and stock can be written down at the end of season. Reorder alerts help you plan purchasing for the next season.

Ready to get the right EPOS for your garden centres?

Call our team for a free consultation: 08000 336 888 (Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm)

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James Watkins
EPOS Industry Specialist · Last reviewed: 17 October 2026