Scotch provides a cloud‑based operating system for liquor retailers that combines point‑of‑sale, back‑office management, and e‑commerce in a single platform. The system automates inventory reconciliation, OCR‑based invoice capture, and low‑fee payment processing while delivering real‑time dashboards and AI‑driven margin analytics to help stores optimize purchasing and pricing. It supports offline operation, mobile access, and integrates with existing accounting or ERP systems.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Liquor retailers often rely on legacy point‑of‑sale systems or generic restaurant software that require separate tools for inventory, invoicing, and online sales. This fragmented approach leads to manual data entry, high transaction fees, and limited visibility into stock levels and profitability.
Solution
Scotch delivers a unified, liquor‑specific operating system that combines point‑of‑sale, back‑office management, and e‑commerce into a single cloud platform. The system automates inventory reconciliation and invoice capture, while processing payments with the lowest fee structure available for the segment. Real‑time dashboards and AI‑driven analytics surface margin‑impacting insights, enabling retailers to adjust purchasing and pricing decisions quickly. The platform supports offline operation and mobile access, ensuring continuous sales capability across multiple store locations. Integration points allow seamless data flow to existing accounting or ERP solutions, reducing duplicate entry and compliance risk.
Target Audience
The primary customers are independent liquor store owners and regional liquor chain operators who need a single platform to manage point‑of‑sale, inventory, and online sales while optimizing profitability.
Features
- Integrated POS hardware and software optimized for liquor SKU management and rapid checkout
- OCR‑based invoice ingestion that auto‑populates purchase orders and updates inventory counts
- Cloud‑native back‑office suite with real‑time stock tracking, reorder alerts, and margin analytics
- AI‑powered recommendation engine that identifies high‑margin products and suggests pricing adjustments
- Built‑in e‑commerce storefront with omnichannel order routing and inventory synchronization
- Offline mode that caches transactions locally and syncs to the cloud when connectivity is restored
- Low‑fee payment processing gateway with support for major card networks and digital wallets
- Open API and FHIR‑compatible endpoints for integration with accounting, ERP, and compliance systems