HDS / IT-Retail POS Integration – Omnichannel E-commerce for Grocery Retailers

The Mighty Oaks integration with Howell Data Systems (HDS) and IT-Retail POS provides grocery retailers with a seamless path into e-commerce, allowing them to offer online shopping while continuing to operate their existing in-store POS systems.

Widely used by independent and regional grocery retailers, IT-Retail provides a flexible point-of-sale platform capable of supporting both standalone stores and multi-location retail chains. Through our integration, Mighty Oaks extends these capabilities with a comprehensive e-commerce and order management platform, enabling retailers to operate a fully connected omnichannel business.

Seamless POS and E-commerce Integration

Mighty Oaks integrates with HDS / IT-Retail to synchronize product pricing and information between the POS and our e-commerce platform. The POS system periodically exports pricing files, which are used to keep online product pricing and order management information up to date.

Retailers have the flexibility to offer the same pricing online as in-store or establish separate online pricing, including appropriate markups to account for the costs of e-commerce fulfillment.

Product information is further enhanced using UPC codes to retrieve product images, descriptions, and ingredient information directly from consumer packaged goods (CPG) data sources. This helps create a rich and informative online shopping experience without requiring retailers to manually maintain extensive product catalogues.

Optimized In-Store Order Picking and Fulfillment

Where product location information is maintained within the POS system, Mighty Oaks can use this data to optimize in-store order picking and fulfillment.

Store associates can pick online orders using Mighty Oaks handheld devices or printed picklists, providing flexibility to accommodate different store sizes and operational requirements.

Order settlement is equally flexible. Transactions can be completed using Mighty Oaks handheld devices or, if preferred, processed through an existing HDS / IT-Retail checkout terminal. In the latter configuration, completed transaction information is automatically exported back to Mighty Oaks, allowing the final credit card capture to be processed against the original order pre-authorization.

Flexible Payment Processing

Retailers are not restricted to a single payment processor or merchant account provider. Mighty Oaks supports multiple payment gateway options, allowing retailers to work with many of the major merchant banks and payment processors across North America.

Supported integrations include:

• TD Bank: Direct integration with TD's payment gateway.
• Worldline: Payment processing through the Worldline gateway.
• Authorize.net by Visa: An established payment gateway supporting a broad range of merchant account providers.

This flexibility allows retailers to select payment services that best suit their existing banking relationships and business requirements.

A Proven Grocery Retail Integration

Mighty Oaks' first MightyCart deployment with an HDS / IT-Retail POS installation took place in 2014. Since then, the integration has been deployed in multiple grocery retail environments across North America.

Our experience with independent grocers and regional retail chains has helped establish a proven approach to connecting traditional grocery POS systems with modern e-commerce, order management, and omnichannel fulfillment.

Whether operating a single independent grocery store or managing a multi-location retail chain, Mighty Oaks provides the technology to extend existing retail infrastructure into the online marketplace.

Contact us today to learn more about the HDS / IT-Retail integration and how Mighty Oaks can help your grocery business expand into e-commerce.

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