Square's retail POS for outfitters and guides' shops and merchandise

Run the fly shop or gear counter with real-time inventory. Square's retail POS keeps stock in sync across locations and channels, with purchase orders, vendor profiles, barcode labels and cost-of-goods tracking. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
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Payment solutions for outfitters & guide services

How each solution supports outfitters & guide services

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Invoices

For outfitters & guide services: Send itemized invoices for campsite bookings, marina services and activity rentals and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Collect trip deposits with a separate balance due date and an e-signed trip agreement. Square Invoices sends estimates, e-signature contracts and invoices with deposits, payment schedules, recurring billing and automatic reminders. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We build invoice, estimate and contract templates in your brand
  • We set up deposit and payment-schedule rules that match your policies
  • We connect invoices to QuickBooks Online or Xero
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Square Payment Links

For outfitters & guide services: Share a checkout link for campsite bookings, marina services and activity rentals through messages, email or your website. Send a payment link for trip balances, licenses or add-on days. Square Payment Links creates reusable checkout links, QR codes and buy buttons you can share by text, email or social, with custom fields, tips and buyer-entered amounts. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We create and name your standard links so staff send the right one
  • We design QR signage for front desks, tables and events
  • We set up tracking in Square Dashboard so you see who paid
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Square Appointments

For outfitters & guide services: Schedule site tours and activity appointments, collect appointment payments and keep staff calendars aligned. Let clients book half-day and full-day trips online with guides as staff. Square Appointments gives you a free booking site, staff and resource scheduling, recurring classes, automated reminders, and cards on file for prepayments and no-show fees. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We model your services, resources and capacity in Square Appointments
  • We write cancellation and no-show policies into the booking flow
  • We connect your booking site to your website and Google Business Profile
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Square for Retail

For outfitters & guide services: Connect camping supplies, recreation equipment and site merchandise to a retail catalog, stock tracking and customer purchase history. Run the fly shop or gear counter with real-time inventory. Square's retail POS keeps stock in sync across locations and channels, with purchase orders, vendor profiles, barcode labels and cost-of-goods tracking. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We import your catalog, variants and barcodes
  • We set up vendors, reorder points and low-stock alerts
  • We configure scanners and label printers and train shop staff

Square Gift Cards

For outfitters & guide services: Offer gift cards redeemable toward campsite bookings, marina services and activity rentals and track purchased and redeemed balances. Sell guided-trip gift cards. Square Gift Cards lets you sell physical and digital gift cards in person and online; they don't expire and redeem like any other payment. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We set up designs, denominations and holiday promotions
  • We connect gift cards to your website and booking flow
  • Roots Payments is an independent Square Reseller, not Square.
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Tap to Pay on Phone

For outfitters & guide services: Take contactless payments for campsite bookings, marina services and activity rentals on a supported phone while serving customers on the move. Take balances and tips on a phone at the boat ramp or trailhead. Tap to Pay turns a compatible iPhone or Android phone into a contactless card reader with no extra hardware.
  • We set up the app and staff logins
  • We train staff on contactless limits and receipts
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Gig Worker Payouts

For outfitters & guide services: Pay rental hosts and recreation operators from approved jobs or service records, with earnings and transfer status tracked together. Pay freelance guides per trip. Pay freelancers and contractors per job to their bank account or debit card, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners.
  • We connect payouts to your scheduling or job data
  • We set up onboarding with our licensed partners
  • Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter
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ACH Payments

For outfitters & guide services: Offer bank-account payments for campsite bookings, marina services and activity rentals, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. Accept large trip deposits by ACH to save on fees. ACH moves money straight from a customer's bank account, usually for far less than card fees on large invoices and recurring charges.
  • We set up authorization forms and verification
  • We connect ACH to your invoicing or billing
  • We explain return codes and timelines to your team
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Chargeback Management

For outfitters & guide services: Organize evidence for disputed campsite bookings, marina services and activity rentals, including customer authorizations, delivery details and service records. Roots coordinates chargeback-management services to help your business handle disputes and organize responses.
  • Discuss your business goals on a free consultation
  • Coordinate your provider introduction and setup
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Square for Retail questions

Questions outdoor rec business operators ask about payments.
Square retail tools cover checkout, item catalogs and inventory. Roots helps organize the catalog, hardware and reporting for your store.
Yes. We help organize item names, categories, variants and SKUs, then plan the Square import and inventory checks.
Bring your item list, SKUs, stock locations and checkout equipment. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for outfitters & guide services and prepare a clear setup scope.
See Square’s official pages for current software, hardware and processing prices. Request a quote for your Roots setup or custom project. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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