Card machine guide · Retail
For pet stores the Clover Station Duo is the usual starting point: food by sku, grooming add-ons and loyalty. The sections below cover sizing, the usual traps and what installation looks like.
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At Merchant Fund Express, we set up Clover for which credit card machine is best for a pet store: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most pet stores we start with the Clover Station Duo. On the Station Duo the staff work on a large 14-inch display while the customer sees and tips on a second 8-inch screen. Tap, chip and swipe are all accepted and the printer is built in.
Pet stores sell a long tail of food, treats, toys and supplies, with regulars who come back every few weeks for the same brand and bag size.
Food and supplies need SKUs and variants (brand, size, formula) with barcode scanning. Grooming and training services are sold as separate items alongside retail.
Card-heavy, with loyalty rewards that matter: repeat buyers respond to a point or punch system.
Counter staff handle retail checkout while groomers and trainers need their own service tickets and tips.
A Station Duo at the main counter with a barcode scanner, a customer-facing screen for loyalty sign-up and a Flex for grooming checkout.
Setup is done with you in the room: devices placed where they will really be used, items and modifiers entered in your language, a test of each payment type and a short training session for opening and closing.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Station Duo | Retail counter with barcode scanner |
| Add-on | Flex | Grooming checkout |
| Add-on | Mini | Second register on busy weekends |
Entering food without a barcode makes inventory counts a guess; scan items in when stock arrives.
Merchant Fund Express is the team behind your terminal: we install on site, train your staff and answer the phone after launch. When you want funding or equipment financing, it is available from the same company.
Yes. Loyalty tools can reward repeat purchases, and customers can be signed up at the counter.
Tips can be attributed to the employee who provided the service.
Yes. Items can carry SKUs and barcodes, stock counts update as you sell and reports show what moves.
At Merchant Fund Express, once your account is approved the hardware is configured and scheduled for on-site installation. We give you a real date when you call, and we stay with you through the first service.
Tell us the term and the equipment arrangement. We will explain what switching would involve and tell you honestly if waiting makes more sense.
Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.
