Businesses
Independent specialty retail: what the software costs
Every one itemized from the vendors' own price pages. The biggest bill: $6,624 a year.
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Software auditIndependent jewellers
Single-store independent jeweller, 2 staff, wants a branded site with diamond search and an engagement-ring designer
- Jewel360 Startup, billed annually$199/moKeep
- Punchmark website base plan$199/moOwn it
- Punchmark design services (bottom of $89-275 range)$89/moKeep
- Punchmark POS integration / product feed (bottom of $15-250 range)$15/moKeep
- Punchmark dedicated support (bottom of $50-325 range)$50/moKeep
Per month$552
Per year$6,624
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Yearly software bill, by business
- Independent jewellers$6,624/yr
- Bike shops$4,776/yr
- Musical instrument shops$3,588/yr
- Consignment and resale shopssee prices
Yearly figures are a typical setup's published monthly prices times twelve, before payment processing.
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