3 Things Our Clients Love About Our Concession Stand Management Software

If you run a swim club, you know that some days are busier than others. Between swim meets, lessons, practices, camps, and special events, there are plenty of times when a steady stream of swimmers and families can make your concession stand one of the busiest spots at the club. When things get busy, you need a simple way to process purchases, keep lines moving, and keep track of sales. The right concession stand management software can make that much easier. At eSoft Planner, our swim club clients use our software to manage more of their day-to-day operations in one place, including concession sales. Here are three things they tell us they love about it.

1. It’s Simple for Your Staff to Use

Most swim clubs aren’t running their concession stands with a full-time staff. Staff often step in to help during meets, busy weekends, special events, and other times when the club needs an extra hand. That means your point-of-sale system needs to be easy for anyone to pick up and use. The last thing you want is to spend valuable time explaining complicated software to a new group of volunteers before a busy day gets underway. With eSoft Planner, your volunteers can use a straightforward POS system to process concession purchases and keep the line moving. That means less time spent figuring out the system and more time selling to swimmers and families. Whether you’re preparing for a swim meet or simply expecting a busy day at the pool, having a system that’s easy for your volunteers to use can make things run much more smoothly.

2. You Can Keep Track of Concession Sales

Running concessions can be a great way for a swim club to bring in additional revenue. However, it can be difficult to know how well your concession stand is actually performing if you’re relying on cash, receipts, or spreadsheets to keep track of everything. With eSoft Planner’s concession stand management software, you can keep your sales information organized in the same system you use for other parts of your swim club. This makes it easier to see what’s selling and understand how much revenue your concessions are generating. Over time, that information can help your club make better decisions about what to offer at the concession stand. You may find that certain snacks and drinks are consistently popular, while other items aren’t worth keeping in stock. Instead of guessing what your swim families want, you can use your sales information to help guide those decisions.

3. Your Concessions Don’t Have to Be a Separate System

Swim clubs already have plenty to manage. You have memberships, swim lessons, team registrations, schedules, payments, and events. Adding another completely separate system just to manage concessions can create more work for your board, staff, and volunteers. That’s where having your concession sales connected to the rest of your swim club operations can help. eSoft Planner allows you to manage your concession sales alongside the other parts of your club. Your team doesn’t have to keep track of a separate system just for the concession stand. For swim clubs that rely heavily on volunteers, keeping things simple can make a big difference.

What Should You Look for in Swim Club Concession Software?

If you’re comparing concession stand management software for your swim club, don’t just look at whether it can process a payment. Think about what your volunteers and club administrators actually need on a busy day.

A good concession solution should be:

• Easy to use. Your staff should be able to step in and start processing purchases without extensive training.
• Fast at checkout. Whether it’s a packed swim meet or just a busy afternoon at the pool, a simple checkout process can help your volunteers serve families more quickly.
• Helpful for tracking sales. You should be able to see how your concession stand is performing without manually sorting through receipts or spreadsheets.
• Connected to your other club operations. If you’re already using software to manage memberships, registrations, scheduling, and payments, having concessions in the same system can save your team time.
• Simple to manage between busy days. Your concession operation shouldn’t create extra administrative work for your club board or staff after an event or busy day is over.

Make Your Swim Club Concessions Easier to Manage

Your concession stand may not be the biggest part of your swim club, but on a busy day, it can quickly become one of the busiest. Having the right concession stand management software can help your volunteers process purchases, keep lines moving, and give your club a better picture of its concession sales. That’s one of the reasons swim clubs choose eSoft Planner. We help clubs manage more of their operations from one place, so administrators and volunteers don’t have to juggle as many separate systems. From memberships and registrations to scheduling, payments, and point-of-sale, eSoft Planner gives your swim club the tools to keep things organized.

Want to see how it works for your swim club? Request a demo of eSoft Planner and see how our software can help simplify your club’s day-to-day operations.