
MerchantOS is a point of sale and inventory control system. It keeps track of all your sales, customers, inventory, purchase orders, work orders, and more. It’s got all the features you’ll need to manage your retail business packaged in an easy to use and intuitive design.
It’s a web based POS system! That means you access it through your web browser from anywhere you have internet access. You don’t worry about software upgrades, data backups, viruses, hard drive crashes or any other problems you are used to with normal point of sale software.
Annoying things you’ll never have to do again once you switch to MerchantOS:
According to a study conducted by a national retailers association, “someday most computer programs and data [won't] reside on personal computers. Instead people will have Internet access and pay subscription fees to store their data and programs elsewhere.”
We stay up at night and work on the weekends making sure your data stays safe and accessible so you don’t have to. You can think of MerchantOS a professional IT department for about the same cost as your cell phone.
MerchantOS will import your data for you. The standard charge for a inventory and customer list import is $100.
MerchantOS is the easiest, most powerful, and most cost effective system for owners of multiple retail locations. Employees at each shop can see the inventory of the other shops in real time. Make the most of all your shop’s inventory, along with pleasing your customers, by letting them know your other store has the item they are looking for in stock or transfer that item for the customer to pick up later.
MerchantOS can provide you with a complete solution. We have integrated credit card processing available, all the POS hardware you’ll need, and we can even send you a ready-to-go computer.
$50 to $100 per month. The first month is free. There are no startup fees, or hidden costs. There are no contracts to sign or penalties for changing or canceling your service. We work hard to keep your business! Owners of multiple retail locations pay $100/mo for the first location and $75/mo for each additional location.
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We service a wide range of industries with our Retail Software, including:
MerchantOS provides an easy to use set of features suitable for specialty retailers or anyone that needs point of sale or inventory control.

Pricebusters specializes in surplus and liquidation of merchandise.

RAK Outfitters caters to outdoor enthusiasts.

Rapid Transit doesn’t just want to sell you stuff. They want to help you find a bicycle that will fit your body and your lifestyle, delight you, offer you years of enjoyment, and a new feeling of freedom.

Fat Tire Cycle is a great place to help you find what you need, whether that be a bike or accessories, or maybe just some helpful advice on where to ride. They have two stores and use MerchantOS to manage both.


Hyland Family Bikes has been serving San Jose and the Bay Area since 1963. It’s friendly staff is dedicated to excellent customer service and quality care. Next day repair service and professional bike fitting can always be expected at Hyland Bikes.

George Slough has been at it for over 20 years at his San Jose bike shop. He tried a few times in the past to start using a computer to keep track of his inventory and sales but nothing worked for him.

Owners Shane and Julie took over operation of their business in 2004. They started using MerchantOS shortly thereafter and haven’t looked back! Julie feels safe taking trips because she can stop by an Internet hotspot and check on her business while she is away.
We are integrating our purchase order system with vendors/suppliers to make the process easier. Currently we are working with Quality Bicycle Products, Hawley, and Specialized Bicycles but we are ready to add more vendors. With vendor integration you can Make sure MerchantOS catalog search is always up-to-date with your vendor’s catalog. Check item availability from the vendor within [...]
The latest data is in! Here’s the low down on how the Spring is shaping up for MerchantOS bike shops. We also have some more accurate data on the start of the year. This data was collected from over 60 point of sale registers running MerchantOS starting in January of ’08 and tracking those same [...]