SAM4S ER-260EJ
$499 · Raised keys · Receipt printer · Up to 3,200 PLUs (8,000 with SD card)
Raised-key register for a smaller boutique that mostly rings by department; its USB port is documented for a USB (HID) barcode scanner if you add tags later.
Cash Registers for Boutiques & Clothing Stores
A boutique register has to handle apparel and accessories that come in sizes and colors, change every season and are often exchanged. The big decision is whether you ring by department with the price typed in, or scan a tag for every size and color. That choice decides how many items the register must store, and whether a register is enough or you need a POS system.
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Sizes, colors and item count
On a cash register, every barcode you scan is a separate stored item (PLU). A top in four sizes and three colors is twelve items if each has its own tag. Count your styles, multiply by the sizes and colors you tag separately, and add your accessories. If the number runs into the thousands, choose a model with room to spare, or ring by department instead.
- Ringing by department. Staff type the price and press a department such as dresses, tops, denim or jewelry. Few items to store, simple to learn, and department reports still show what sells.
- Scanning tags. Faster and fewer keying mistakes, but every size and color has to be stored with its price. Plan the item count before choosing a register.
- Exchanges and markdowns. List how you handle returns, exchanges, percentage markdowns and sale prices, so the discount and refund keys can be set up for them.
Registers we recommend for boutiques
These are current raised-key SAM4S registers listed for retail checkout. Prices shown are the current prices on each register’s page, and every one includes a cash drawer.
SAM4S NR-510RBE
$565 · Raised keys · Receipt printer · Over 3,200 PLUs (8,000 with SD card)
Raised-key step-up with a larger graphic display, for a boutique with more departments and a moderate number of tagged items.
SAM4S ER-925E
$729 · Raised keys · Receipt printer · Up to 22,000 PLUs
Room for up to 22,000 items, for a boutique that tags every size and color and scans them at checkout.
SAM4S SPS-345
$929 · Raised keys · Receipt + journal printers · Over 19,000 PLUs
Over 19,000 items and two built-in printers, so every sale also goes on a printed journal.
Not sure which fits? Compare all current SAM4S registers or use the Register Finder. Scanner, cable and register port have to match, so we confirm the exact scanner for the model you choose. Cash registers with barcode scanners
Have it Programmed & Ready before it ships
Programming is optional. Choose Programmed & Ready on the register page and we add one hour of standard programming and setup for $100: tax rates, departments, items and prices, clerks, keyboard layout and your receipt header, with a basic configuration review before the register ships. Choose Register Only to set it up yourself. Large item files, data transfers from an old register and unusual peripherals may need extra time, quoted separately.
Card processing is optional, and may come with up to $500 back
You do not have to change processors to buy a cash register. Any register here can be used with a separate card terminal and your current processor. If you want to compare your processing, we can review standalone, semi-integrated or integrated payments, and pricing such as interchange-plus, flat rate, dual pricing or cash discount, as a separate step after the register is chosen.
Eligible approved merchants may qualify for a rebate of up to $500 toward eligible equipment, programming, setup or approved switching costs when setting up merchant processing through SAM4sDirect. The actual rebate depends on processing volume, merchant approval, program availability and the final equipment and processing package. A rebate is not guaranteed until eligibility and the final program are confirmed.
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Replacing an older register?
Tell us the make and exact model of the register you have now (SAM4S, Samsung, Casio, Sharp or another brand), with a photo of the keyboard and a sample receipt. We match the keyboard style, printer arrangement, item count and connected equipment to a current model, and say plainly when an old program cannot be moved across directly.
When a POS system is the better choice
A cash register does not keep stock counts by size and color, customer profiles or an online store in sync. If you need any of those, compare a POS system. Cash register vs POS system · Gift shop and novelty store registers
Boutique cash register FAQ
What cash register is best for a small boutique?
A boutique that rings by department usually does well with a raised-key register such as the ER-260EJ or NR-510RBE. If you tag and scan every size and color, choose a model with more item capacity, such as the ER-925E or SPS-345.
Does every size and color count as a separate item?
Yes, if each has its own barcode. Each scanned barcode is stored as its own item with a price, so count sizes and colors when you work out how many items you need.
Can a cash register track my clothing inventory?
Not in the way a POS system does. A register reports what was sold by item and department, but it does not keep stock counts by size and color.
Can the register be set up for exchanges and markdowns?
Discount and refund keys can be programmed, and clerk numbers show who rang each sale. Tell us how you handle exchanges and markdowns and we set the keys up for that workflow.
Can the register arrive programmed?
Programmed & Ready adds one hour of standard programming and setup for $100, covering taxes, departments, items, prices, clerks and your receipt header. Programming is optional.
Want us to pick the register for your boutique?
Send us what you sell, roughly how many items, whether you scan barcodes and how you take cards, and we will recommend a current register and tell you what we still need to confirm. SAM4sDirect responds during normal business hours, Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM.