POS analytics

Lightspeed Insights empowers
you with clear and actionable data

Lightspeed's retail analytics platform provides in-depth inventory tracking and precise forecasting—so you can scale your business faster.

Detailed custom reports

Lightspeed Insights captures sales and inventory data for you to save, schedule and send real-time reporting.

Order with accuracy

See your missed items, estimated sold and past out-of-stock periods to make strategic decisions.

Forecast non-seasonal replenishment

Use forecast mode to view suggested order quantities based on historical data.

Create POs from reports

Save time with a simplified purchase order process, working within a single screen.

 

See what Lightspeed Insights can do for you

Let data be your superpower.

Lightspeed Insights lets you drill down on data, streamline purchase orders and forecast with ease.

  • Make high-level business decisions with detailed insights into key metrics
  • Optimize efficiency with no need to toggle between separate sales and inventory screens
  • Use historical data to reduce overstock, minimize stockouts and prevent lost sales
 

Always-on retail reporting software for real-time insights.

Never miss a change in your data with scheduled reports sent right to your inbox.

  • Schedule reports to automatically run as often as you need.
  • Automate sharing scheduled reports to key stakeholders so everyone is on the same page.
  • Stay on top of sales and inventory trends so employees are armed with data-driven tactics.

Get to know your customers with easy retail reporting software.

Know who your customers are—and how to keep them coming back. Our reporting can surface valuable shopper data so you can keep them engaged.

  • Track sales trends by SKU, brand, category and more to get to know what customers like.
  • Monitor return count and basket sizes to analyze shopping behavior.
  • Calculate how often customers are coming back.
 

I use the Lightspeed reporting app on my phone all day. I just like to check the widget and see how sales are looking and then go in and check products or stock right there on my phone.

Andy Linn, Founder, City Bird

Use POS analytics to optimize your inventory.

Whether you're forecasting demand or deciding which products to put on sale, focus on what's selling with retail reporting software designed to answer specific questions about your inventory.

  • Determine what to order and how often with sell through data filtered by any variable—category, brand, supplier and more.
  • Identify popular products and avoid stockouts to capture every sale.
  • Catch out of stock and negative inventory sooner to prioritize reorders effectively.

Improve staff performance.

Leave guesswork behind. Let your employees focus on customers while you make the business decisions that make a difference thanks to advanced retail reporting software.

  • Track sales performance by the hour to find and optimize for busy periods.
  • Easily run data on employee performance to help set targets and monitor numbers across the team.
  • Keep an eye on customer capture rate and experiences with tailored reports.

“They say we’re the most organized store they work with because we’re able to pinpoint exactly what’s selling, exactly what’s not selling."

Anne Rutt-Enriquez, Limbo Jewelry, Owner

Save admin time with saved reports.

Come back to the same reports again and again? Lightspeed Insights helps you get right to business so you spend less time running reports and more time analyzing data.

  • Customize sales, inventory, tax and payments reports to your business
  • Get right to the point when reporting with the ability to save reports
  • Easily access all your key data in one place Lightspeed

Access your data from anywhere.

Whether you're in store, at home or on the go, Lightspeed Retail makes it easy to get your hands on the insights you need. Access your POS analytics from your mobile device so you can keep up with your store no matter where you are.

Frequently asked questions

What is POS data analytics? Why should retailers care about retail analytics?

POS analytics are data and reports tailored to your business, designed to help retailers make informed decisions about how to scale. Analytics tools like Lightspeed Insights help retailers test, evaluate and pivot business strategies and optimize their operations.

Inventory reporting gives retailers detailed data about inventory performance, including what to order, how much to order, category performance and more. Employee performance reporting helps businesses set sales targets, measure sales and identify strong performers. Customer data reporting helps retailers tailor their business to evolving customer behavior. Insights also helps you leverage data to predict how much inventory to order and automate drafting replenishment purchase orders from reports. By having actionable data on hand, retailers can make the right decisions to drive the growth of their business.

How do I choose an analytics platform?

When choosing retail reporting software, look for customizable reports, real-time reporting and features for automating reporting and processes. You want a system that can analyze and report on more than just end of day sales numbers; you want to be able to find peak sales hours, identify dusty stock, track customer behavior, get to know brand performance... and more. You want to be able to not just look at performance, but be able to forecast demand, so you avoid stockouts and never miss a sale. You want to feel confident in the data.

What is Lightspeed Insights?

Lightspeed Insights is retail reporting software with strong business intelligence capabilities and comprehensive reporting so you can optimize your operations with confidence.

With Lightspeed Insights, you can customize, save and schedule inventory, staff and sales reports, and drill down on insights to support the growth of your business. Reports in Lightspeed Insights include Dusty Inventory (to identify stock that hasn't sold in a set period), Sales by Hour of the Day, Sell Through and more. With Lightspeed Insights, you can predict inventory needs with suggested order quantities and streamline purchase ordering from reports. Minimize stockouts, increase efficiency, gain complete visibility and reduce costs with Lightspeed Insights.

What is included in Lightspeed Insights?

Lightspeed Insights transforms inventory and sales data into actionable insights. It offers detailed, visual reporting on daily, weekly, and monthly performance, customizable and schedulable reports, and in-depth analysis of key metrics like sell-through rates and stockouts. It helps you predict how much inventory to order and easily draft purchase orders from reports, saving you time and money.

Is Lightspeed Insights available for all Lightspeed plans?

Lightspeed Insights is available in selected plans, but not all. For detailed information on its availability, please contact us.