Square Now Lets Merchants Collect Payments Offline And In Advance For Order Pickup

We heard a few weeks ago that Square was testing an order ahead and pickup tool within the POS. Today that feature is taking flight for all merchants. The feature itself will allow merchants to link to a menu and order pickup feature on Square Market. Via the web-based pickup feature, users can pay for items and arrange to pick up items within a certain time frame at the merchant’s store or restaurant. But as mentioned, customers have to visit the restaurant’s page on Square Market (which seems a bit convoluted) to order. The feature will come at a price–Square is charging an 8% processing fee per order, with an introductory rate of 2.75% through July 1, 2014. The pickup offering includes a free storefront on Square Market, free setup, and full integration into Register. And sellers receive payment the next business day. In terms of competing with other ordering sites in terms of fees, Square comes in-line with others, where the standard is around 10 percent or higher for food orders.

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