Chennai-based SaaS unicorn Zoho Corporation has launched Zakya, a modern point-of-sale (POS) solution to streamline day-to-day operations and centralised monitoring for small and medium retail stores.

The solution enables improved inventory management, omnichannel sales, and customer experience, is ideal for businesses with extensive inventories, and can be implemented in under an hour, the company said in a statement.

Zakya will also offer a POS billing application, which can enable uninterrupted billing, even in offline mode.

During peak hours, sales personnel can use the mobile Zakya POS billing app to simultaneously process transactions, thus reducing checkout queues, the statement said.

"As consumers turn to online shopping, there is an increasing demand for digital solutions among retailers who want to stay competitive. However, the current solutions in the market either lack the necessary features to support retailers in their day-to-day operations or they are legacy software that are complex, rigid, and have a steep learning curve," said Jayagopal Theranikal, Chief Evangelist, Zakya.

Zakya bridges this gap by offering a solution that can be deployed quickly, lowering the barrier to technology adoption for small businesses," he added.