1. Rate this summary's overall readability
2. Could the readability, clarity, or style of this summary be improved? How? (Hint: Apply the 10 Cs)
3. How clearly does the author express his or her ideas?
4. Scan and spot the executive summary for any of the following problems: colloquialisms, informality, cliches, and wordiness. Give a few examples of these problems if they exist.
5. Could the writer have omitted certain passages to make this document more concise? If yes, which ones?
6. Does the writer make a recommendation that the boss can use? How useful is their summary of POS systems?
7. Does the summary give clear criteria for selecting POS systems? How can this information be improved?
8. What are your thoughts on the document design? Does the author make use of headings, bolding, tables, etc. to make it easier for the reader to process and skim information? How could they improve their summary?

POS Executive Summary - Quail Creations What do we look for in a POS system? need to integrate online sales: this is our top priority to ensure our POS system can integrate online sales pricing: since we are still a small business, we don't need to spend large amounts of money on a POS system that handles millions in inventory so we are targeting for a budget of under $200 a month. We also analyze each POS system based off of hidden costs such as processing fees and future fees for growth development future growth: an optimal system can handle our current flow of business and more in case of future growth Cloud-based POS system is a must for a developing online presence in the ecommerce world Top 3 Systems Shopify There is a free 14-day trial to experiment with Pricing is affordable for the tier Quail Creations needs. Start at the $79.99 Shopify(mid-tier) which is enough for all our business needs and as we get larger to more than 5 stores in the region, we can upgrade for to Advanced Shopify(advanced-tier) The advanced tier is expensive but the mid-tier is perfect for Quail Creations currently. Shopify doesn't offer advanced analytics that contain important information to help grow the business further Best choice for both ecommerce and still maintaining face to face transactions Lightspeed Retail This This POS has a focus on e-commerce functionality Has majority of features that we require for point of sales solution Expensive for small businesses The user interface (UI) is reported by many other users as busy and clunky Best choice for inventory management and reporting 24/7 support and onboarding for business online Square POS The usage of Square is free with no startup or monthly fees, however the startup cost to buy each terminal and register for our brick and mortar stores will vary from $299 to $799 which is an initial investment of $897 to $2397 for our 3 stores Square has tons of additional fees for extra features for marketing, payroll, and team management Has a high online processing fee of 2.6% + 10 cents per transaction Best and easiest user interface for training new operators There is a limited inventory control which means as Quail Creations grows larger, there would need to be consideration of choosing a difference POS system