What do I need to know to successfully add a scanner and barcode printer?

[PinkiesHFX]

We are a small nonprofit thrift store and we would like to make our POS system more inclusive for our staff (Adults with Intellectual and developmental disabilities). We have the square stand, the cash drawer and the square payment attachment. I want to add a scanner to the POS and would need to print barcodes. I am able to use my own labels if that is an option, I am just not sure what I need to make it all work together. For Example, If I buy the scanner from Square, how do I go about making the codes that will work with the square. For our store, they would just be done mostly by price - Clothing $4, Clothing $5, housewares $3, housewares $4, etc. We will not be tracking that inventory. We do have some inhouse items that we might want to track, but the bulk of our stuff is donated to us items and we just need them to scan up the price. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

[Breffni]

Hi there @PinkiesHFX 👋 thanks for flagging this and for the details. 

It sounds like Square for Retail might be a good fit here. 

The Retail app can be downloaded on your iPad and Stand. You can create and print labels from the app or the Square Dashboard. 

This is a paid subscription - you can learn more about the settings and features here. 

For scanners, we would recommend USB or Bluetooth. 

Let me know if you have any more questions 🙂 

[michelle168]

Easy Label App at Square has  the ability to generate barcode with free version of Square retails. You can also print barcode label with Zebra printer. The monthly cost is $9.99. Please check it out.