What it does

Key features

Handheld and browser

Grocery-grade handhelds in-aisle, and any PC web browser throughout the enterprise.

Lookups & verification

Look up an item, verify a price, check inventory — without walking back to the office computer.

Receiving in the aisle

Item and department receipts, transfers, DSD vendor check-in, blind or empowered (visible-cost) approaches.

Live batch & item activation

Direct price manipulation live, add new items, activate or deactivate all items in a batch.

Custom scripts per task

Self-documented function buttons; build any in-aisle data procedure with the script builder.

Wireless label printing

Print labels in-aisle as you walk; physical inventory counts with assigned reason codes.

At a glance

What's included

  • Self-documented status pages with descriptions and checkboxes
  • Secure scripts per user with comprehensive activity logging
  • 5 connections on Windows 7/8, up to 16 on Windows Server
  • Data Logic Axist Android device certified
  • Works across the full S4 Back Office workflow

Back-office functions, in your hand, in the aisle.

S4 Mobile is a thin-client extension of S4 Back Office that lets store associates do real back-office work without walking back to the office computer. It runs on grocery-grade handhelds in-aisle and on any PC web browser throughout the enterprise.

Why mobile back office

Back-office work that requires walking to a workstation gets done less often. Mobile access changes the cadence — item lookups, price verifications, receiving, and inventory counts happen where the work is, not when somebody finds time to go to the desk.

  • Faster total work time — more information at one time, less paging between screens
  • Self-documented function buttons for easier training versus cryptic hotkeys
  • Self-documented status pages with descriptions and checkboxes
  • Customizable script builder for designing any in-aisle data procedure
  • Secure scripts per user with comprehensive activity logging

Receiving in the aisle

The S4 Receiving module supports the full range of operations associates run during a delivery:

  • Item receipts and credits
  • Department-level receipts and credits
  • Physical inventory counts
  • Product orders
  • Transfers in and out
  • DSD vendor delivery check-in (with the S4 Receiving module)
  • Blind receiving or empowered (visible-cost) approaches
  • Receive against pre-established vendor costs with secured override
  • Replacement and add-on allowances
  • Print store invoices for comparison with vendor invoices
  • Receive by case and/or split unit
  • Total invoice discount amounts and percentages, plus add-on fees and freight
  • A variety of invoice reconciliation and posting rules to fit customer needs
  • Host support for major wholesaler electronic invoice formats

Batch and item activation

  • Direct manipulation of price live
  • Add new items live
  • Activate and deactivate all items in a batch
  • Supports all batch types (except rebate batches)

Wireless printing and physical inventory

  • Wireless label printing in-aisle
  • Physical inventory counts with assigned reason codes
  • Back-door receiving for DSD deliveries

Talk to S4 about S4 Mobile

S4 Mobile works best when paired with a real walkthrough of your aisle workflows. Email sales@s4.com or call (844) 747-4400 to set one up.

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See S4 Mobile With Your Own Store Data

Tell us your POS, what you're running today, and what's slowing your workflow. We'll spin up a 30-minute walkthrough of S4 Mobile with your real items — no slides.

  • No card, no commitment — ever.
  • Not added to any list. Reply 'stop' once and we stop.
  • Walkthrough recorded so you can share with your team.
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