Venue management platform
Movie theater POS and concession system
One point of sale for tickets, food, drinks and merchandise, with stock control, bundles, cash control and pre-ordering.
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Concessions decide the margin
In most sites the ticket pays for the film and the concession stand pays for the operation. When the point of sale lives in a different system from ticketing, the operator loses exactly the information they need: what the audience for a given title consumes, at what time, and which promotion actually made them spend more.
Bigger Picture runs concessions on the same customer and transaction record as ticketing, so spend per visitor stops being an estimate.
Running the counter
- A fast category-based interface with bundles, modifiers and limited-time items.
- Stock control, recipes and wastage, with shortage alerts before the weekend.
- Cash counts, cash control and traceability by cashier and by shift.
- Pre-ordering from web or app with counter pickup or in-seat delivery.
- Contactless payment, wallets, vouchers and gift cards settled like every other channel.
Back office and purchasing
Suppliers, purchase orders, goods receipt and costing are handled in the same back office that sees the sale, so margin per item and per site can be calculated without exporting to a separate sheet. Price lists and catalogues are defined at head office and distributed to every site in the circuit.
Frequently asked questions
Does the POS work without a connection?
The counter is built to tolerate network interruptions and to synchronise when the connection returns. The exact scope is agreed during implementation based on the hardware and infrastructure at the site.
Can guests pre-order concessions from their phone?
Yes. Pre-ordering happens from the web or the app, either with the ticket purchase or afterwards, with counter pickup or in-seat delivery.
Can we measure spend per visitor?
Yes. Ticket and consumption land on the same transaction and customer record, so spend per visit is a figure rather than an estimate.
Does it include stock and cost control?
Yes: catalogue, recipes, wastage, purchase orders, goods receipt and costing, with price lists distributed from head office to every site.
See the counter in action
We will show the point of sale with your catalogue, bundles and real pricing.
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