Secure Retail POS Systems

What Secure Retail POS Systems does

Secure Retail POS Systems is a privately held Canadian software company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that builds and sells the S-Tags thrift-retail POS platform, alongside a small portfolio of related software, hardware, and consumable products. S-Tags is purpose-built for thrift store production and pricing workflows: it prints barcode tags (with a claimed 5-minute volunteer training curve), tracks thousands of unique one-off donated SKUs through a "source to sales" pipeline, manages promotions and price points, and feeds multi-store cloud reporting plus SQL-based business intelligence. The platform is bundled with Logivision's L-POS point-of-sale and L-BOSS back-office software (Logivision is a 10+ year partner and Secure Retail is one of Logivision's largest global resellers) and integrates with DataCandy for loyalty and gift card programs. The company also resells tier-1 hardware (terminals, tag printers, mobile production carts) and runs a Shopify storefront selling consumables such as thermal paper, labels, and ribbons priced between $12.99 and $225 per case.

Revenue is generated across four streams: recurring software licensing/subscription for S-Tags and cloud reporting, hardware resales, consumable supplies sold via e-commerce, and implementation, training, and ongoing help-desk support bundled with deployments. Go-to-market is a sales-led motion combining enterprise field sales with inside sales and referrals — supported by case studies from Goodwill Industries of Alberta (13 stores), Southern Oregon Goodwill (9 stores), and St. Matthew's House — and quote-based pricing customized to store count and hardware scope. Primary customers are for-profit and non-profit thrift retailers in the US and Canada, with secondary positioning in general retail, convenience/petroleum, and grocery.

Operational footprint covers four locations: Winnipeg (HQ), Chilliwack (BC), Mississauga (Ontario), and a US service center in Alabama. The company is small (1-10 employees), founder/owner-operated, has no disclosed outside investors, has raised no funding rounds, and discloses no revenue figures. No patents, trademarks, or AI/ML capabilities are documented.

Name

Secure Retail POS Systems

Legal name

Secure Retail POS Systems

Website

https://secureretailpos.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Secure Retail POS Systems is a Canadian software company that builds S-Tags, a purpose-built point-of-sale, barcode tagging, and inventory management platform for thrift retailers, bundled with Logivision POS, DataCandy loyalty, and tier-1 hardware and consumables for stores across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Point-of-Sale Software

NAICS

Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (423430)

SIC

Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated POS Payments (ISVs & Vertical POS Platforms) (FSAMADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

POS Payment Software & Middleware (Terminal OS, Apps, Device Management) (FSAMADAC), POS Installation, Maintenance & Field Services (FSAMADAJ), POS Accessories & Spares (Cables, Stands, Cases, Replacement Parts) (HDACAKAL), POS Terminals & All-in-One Retail Computers (HDACAKAA)

Keywords

• Thrift store POS
• Barcode tagging software
• Retail point of sale
• Inventory management system
• Loyalty program integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscription: S-Tags POS system is provided as a software solution with ongoing support. No servers required onsite - Secure Retail manages the technical infrastructure.
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of POS terminals, tag printers, mobile production carts, and peripherals. Company works with hardware manufacturers to provide turnkey solutions.
3. Supplies: Sale of tier 1 hardware supplies including receipt paper, printer ribbons, product labels, and barcode ribbons through e-commerce storefront.
4. Professional Services: Full installation of systems, staff training, and ongoing technical support services included with the solution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Secure Retail POS Systems sells a proprietary "source to sales" point-of-sale and inventory management solution purpose-built for thrift stores. The core product, S-Tags, is a cloud-connected barcode tagging and production management system that integrates with Logivision's L-POS point-of-sale and L-BOSS back-office software, plus DataCandy loyalty/gift card capabilities. The company also resells tier-1 POS hardware, peripherals, and consumable supplies (thermal paper, labels, ribbons) and provides installation, training, and ongoing help desk support.

Product overview

Secure Retail POS Systems offers a unified "source to sales" POS solution specifically designed for the thrift store industry, combining their proprietary S-Tags barcode tagging and production software with Logivision's L-POS point-of-sale and L-BOSS back-office management systems. The portfolio integrates DataCandy's loyalty and gift card platform for customer engagement. Key components include S-Tags for production/pricing, L-POS for transaction processing, L-BOSS for multi-store management and reporting, and cloud-based Business Intelligence tools for custom analytics. The company also provides hardware supplies including thermal paper, labels, and ribbons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L-POS: Easy to use point of sale software designed for retailers seeking rapid transaction entry and safe data recording, integrated from partner Logivision.
• L-BOSS
• Central

Quantifiable outcome

• 6x faster production tagging compared to manual handwritten price tags
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• LogivisioncoreTechnology or IntegrationLogivision software and Secure Retail have worked together for over a decade. Logivision provides cutting-edge L-POS point-of-sale software and L-BOSS back-office management tools that integrate with S-Tags tagging software. Secure Retail is one of Logivision's largest resellers worldwide with support staff recognized as top tier.
• DataCandycoreTechnology or IntegrationS-Tags partners with DataCandy for loyalty and gift card programs. DataCandy is a leading provider of loyalty and gift card programs used by hundreds of businesses in 6,000+ locations across the US and Canada. Integration enables seamless loyalty and gift card program functionality for thrift store customers.
• Hardware ManufacturerssupportingTechnology or IntegrationSecure Retail works with rock solid hardware manufacturers to provide turnkey solutions for thrift stores. Hardware includes POS terminals, tag printers, and mobile production carts. Company provides complete offering of tier 1 hardware supplies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ConsignPro: Consignment and resale shop POS software for one-off inventory management, comparable target market and use case to S-Tags.
• Ricochet: Cloud POS and inventory platform for consignment, resale, and thrift retailers managing unique one-off SKUs, the same core problem S-Tags addresses.
• ThriftCart: POS and donation-management software purpose-built for thrift and resale stores, directly competing for the same nonprofit/thrift retail buyers as S-Tags.
• Resaleworld (Liberty): Provides Liberty POS/consignment software for resale, consignment, and thrift retailers, a close functional and market match.
• SimpleConsign (Traxia): Resale and consignment POS/inventory software serving thrift and resale stores, directly overlapping with Secure Retail's vertical focus.

Others

• Logivision: Developer of the L-POS and L-BOSS software that Secure Retail resells and integrates; an enabling partner and adjacent POS-software vendor.

Broad incumbents

• Shopify POS: Omnichannel retail POS and commerce platform (and the e-commerce backbone Secure Retail uses for supplies); broad incumbent overlapping on retail POS.
• Clover: POS terminal hardware and software platform for retail and hospitality; competes broadly on POS hardware and software without thrift focus.
• Lightspeed Commerce: Canadian cloud retail POS and inventory platform serving broad retail verticals; a larger incumbent whose capabilities overlap but without thrift specialization.
• Square (Block): Mass-market POS, payments, and hardware provider for retail SMBs; overlaps on POS and terminal hardware but not thrift-specific workflows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/secureretailpos
• Facebookfacebook.com/Secure-Retail-POS-Systems-1654066881487105
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/secure-retail-pos-systems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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