Build your customer’s basket in the Square Retail POS app

To search for an item:

1. Open Retail POS app > Checkout.
2. Tap the search bar.
3. Type a keyword, UPC, or SKU number for the item you’re searching for.
4. Next, tap the item you would like to add to the basket > Add to Basket.

Once you create item categories, you add categories as a quick tile on their own page at the checkout screen.

Once a GTIN is associated with an item, you can add the item to your customer’s basket by scanning the barcode with a compatible barcode scanner or your device’s camera.

Scan from the Square Dashboard

1. Log in to your Square Dashboard and click Virtual Terminal.
2. Click Take a payment > Itemised sale.
3. Click the barcode scanner icon.
4. Tap Charge.

Scan from Square Point of Sale:

1. Open Square POS.
2. Tap Checkout.
3. Scan the barcode using a connected barcode scanner.
4. Tap Done on the pop-up notification.
5. Tap Checkout > Charge.

From the Square Retail POS app

1. Open the Retail POS app.
2. Tap Checkout.
3. Tap the scan barcode icon.
4. Scan the barcode using a connected barcode scanner or the camera on your device.
5. Tap Done on the pop-up notification.
6. Tap Checkout > Charge.

1. Tap the three dots (…) when using Square for Retail on Mobile.
2. Tap Clear Basket.

1. Tap the item you wish to remove.
2. Tap (-) or (+) to change quantity to 0 > Remove.
3. Confirm by tapping Confirm Remove From Basket.

Note: You can also remove an item by swiping your finger across the item from right to left, and tapping the trash can.

1. Tap the item from your basket view.
2. From the item details page, toggle on Item note. Add any additional information in the notes field.
3. Tap Save > Save changes.

Notes will appear on your customer’s receipt and in your sales reports.

1. Tap the item from your basket view.
2. Adjust the quantity of the item using the -/+, or tap the number field.
3. Tap Save Changes.

1. Tap the item from your basket view.
2. On the item details page, toggle on Price adjustment > enter new price > tap the checkmark.
3. Enter the new price > Done.
4. Once you’re all set, make sure to tap Save Changes.

If you want to return the item’s original price for the current transaction, toggle off Price adjustment > Save changes.

1. If you have items added to your basket, tap Save Basket.
2. Enter the basket name or swipe your customer’s card to add their name — you can also add an additional note to help you and your employees locate a saved basket. When you add a customer to the basket, the basket name will default to the customer’s name.
3. Tap Create.

If you override the item price and then save a basket, the item will revert back to the default sale price. In order to charge your customer the adjusted price, you’ll need to manually update from the basket view before completing the transaction.

Once your customer is ready to check out, tap Saved Baskets to view your saved basket list. Saved Baskets can be customised as a checkout page or added as a tile to any created page. Baskets left open longer than 180 days will be removed from your account.

1. Tap Saved baskets > select basket.
2. Tap Edit > make changes > Save.

1. Tap Saved baskets > select basket.
2. Tap Delete.

1. Tap Saved baskets > Edit.
2. Select multiple basket > Void
3. Choose reason for void > Void.

1. Tap Saved baskets > Edit.
2. Select multiple baskets > Merge.
3. Select the basket to merge baskets into > Merge.

Merging multiple baskets means you’re choosing to transfer information from one basket to another. For example: If you have customers added to Basket A and Basket B, when you merge Basket A to Basket B, the name and information for Basket A will be overridden by Basket B — only the customer from Basket B will be included in the sale.

1. Tap Saved baskets > Edit.
2. Select basket(s) > Assign > select team member.
3. Tap Assign.