How trade works in a sector city
Islamabad is planned around sectors, and each sector has its own markaz. Jinnah Super, F-6 Super Market, Blue Area and the G-9 Karachi Company market all mix the same kinds of shops: a pharmacy, a few general stores, a bakery, mobile and electronics shops, and more cafés every year. Customers expect a printed bill at the counter and a quick reply on WhatsApp.
The food scene leans toward cafés, coffee shops, dessert spots and restaurant chains with two or three outlets across different sectors. Owners who run more than one branch want to know each evening what every outlet sold and what it spent, without phoning each manager.
Which product fits
- Cafés, restaurants and food chains: ArfaPOS runs the counter for dine-in, takeaway and delivery. On the Business plan one login covers every outlet, which suits a chain with branches in F-7 and E-11. Loyalty points and WhatsApp messages on Growth and Business help bring regulars back.
- Cafés that want online orders: the Business plan at Rs 14,999 a month adds your own ordering website with delivery, pickup and live tracking, plus table QR ordering, with no commission on orders. See QR menu ordering.
- Pharmacies and general stores: Taajir keeps stock, sales and supplier records together, with an FBR-style GST report and role permissions so a salesman cannot change prices.
- Offices and service businesses: clinics, schools and agencies with their own process can ask about custom software.
What a café chain wants from software
A café owner with outlets in two sectors usually wants three things from software: the same menu and prices at both counters, a clear picture of what each outlet sold, and a way to see which ingredients are being used faster than sales suggest. Recipe-linked stock in ArfaPOS, on Growth and Business, answers the last one.
Remote setup and training
AiroxLab's office is in Bhakkar, Punjab. Setup for Islamabad customers happens on a video call with screen sharing. We load the menu or item list, set staff roles, and train cashiers and managers on the actual screens they will use. Support continues on WhatsApp in Urdu and English.
For a café, setup usually means entering menu items, linking each recipe to its ingredients so stock moves correctly, and showing the cashier how to switch between dine-in and takeaway. For a pharmacy on Taajir, it means importing items, entering supplier balances and setting who can give discounts.
Taajir and ArfaPOS each have a 7-day free trial with no card. For anything custom, send a short description of your business through the quote form.