Software for hardware stores in Abu Dhabi
Selling by the metre, the kilo and fractions, cut-to-size rounded up to your step, quotes for contractors, and credit accounts with a limit and a hold when it is passed.
- STAK Hardware
- Arabic and English
- AED
STAK HardwareSTAK in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE. Here is what STAK uses for the United Arab Emirates.
- Currency
- UAE dirham (AED)
2 decimal places - VAT
- 5% standard rate
Federal Tax Authority (FTA) - Mandatory registration
- 375,000 AED
annual taxable supplies (reference, confirm with the authority) - Invoices
- Show VAT and feed the VAT return
- Language
- Arabic first, then English
Staff screens in 11 languages - Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
The standard VAT rate is 5%, administered by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). It is applied to every invoice from a rate table kept with its effective dates.
What your hardware store gets
Sell
- Barcode till, offline selling and cash control
- Returns, exchanges, gift receipts and gift cards
- Price books, scheduled price changes, loss prevention and orders from another branch
- Contractor quotes by the metre and cut size, accepted from a link
- Offers, coupons and multibuy
- Special orders and layaway with deposits
- Bilingual invoices with pay links
- Your customers' own installable app: orders, card and bills
Stock
- Sold by the metre and kilo, cut to size
- Stock, suppliers, purchasing and receiving
- Reorder automation, supplier scorecards and markdowns
- Stock counts during trading and receiving by scan
Customers
- Customer list and history
- Campaigns, segments and journeys on WhatsApp and email
Team
- Till, kitchen and staff-app logins free
- Shifts, clock-in, leave and tip pools
- Payroll with the bank file and payslips in eight languages
Money
- Credit accounts for contractors with a limit and terms
- Card and local payments through your own payment account
- Owner insights and reports
- Books, VAT and bank matching
- VAT and e-invoicing as your country requires
- Profit per channel and a self-completing month-end close
Start free, pay when you grow
We suggest starting with STAK POS free forever. With code LAUNCH you add two more apps (for example STAK Stock or STAK Invoices) and use all three free for 3 months. Cashiers, waiters, kitchen staff and drivers are free; you only pay for back-office users.
Prices are in US dollars (in Kuwait, in Kuwaiti dinars); every detail is on the Pricing.
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Questions people ask
What does STAK do for hardware stores in Abu Dhabi?
It covers Barcode till, offline selling and cash control; Returns, exchanges, gift receipts and gift cards; Price books, scheduled price changes, loss prevention and orders from another branch; Contractor quotes by the metre and cut size, accepted from a link; Offers, coupons and multibuy and more, all built in and connected to the same customers, stock and books.
Is STAK free for a hardware store?
Yes. STAK POS is free forever, and with code LAUNCH you use 3 apps free for 3 months. Paid plans count back-office users only: Standard is USD 16 a user a month billed yearly (USD 20 monthly) and Custom USD 31 (USD 39).
How does STAK handle VAT in Abu Dhabi?
The standard VAT rate is 5%, administered by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). It is applied to every invoice from a rate table kept with its effective dates. STAK lists the mandatory registration threshold as 375,000 AED of annual taxable supplies (a reference only; confirm with the authority).
Does STAK support e-invoicing in the UAE?
STAK shows VAT at 5% on invoices and prepares the data for the VAT return. The UAE e-invoicing system (Peppol-based) is not built into STAK today, so check your requirements with your adviser.
Which currency does STAK use in Abu Dhabi?
UAE dirham (AED) with 2 decimal places. Every amount is stored as a whole number of the smallest unit, so an invoice and the books never differ by rounding.
Do I need a payment account in the United Arab Emirates?
You connect your own payment account and bank with a provider that serves the United Arab Emirates, so your money goes straight to you; STAK never holds it. The payment methods you can take depend on the provider you choose.
Does it work in Arabic?
Arabic comes first with proper right-to-left layout and English is one tap away. Staff screens run in 11 languages, which helps a team of many nationalities in Abu Dhabi.
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Reserve your free workspace. Any one app is free forever, and 3 apps are free for 3 months with code LAUNCH.
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- 3 apps free for 3 months with code LAUNCH