LS Central for Forecourt extends the LS Central retail and hospitality platform to fuel operations. It enables seamless integration of fuel pump control, forecourt management, and convenience store transactions within a single POS and back-office system. By combining fuel sales, retail, and back-office data, LS Central for Forecourt helps petrol stations operate more efficiently, reduce revenue leakage, and deliver faster, more accurate service.
What’s special about LS Central for Forecourt?
- Unified POS interface to manage both fuel and in-store transactions.
- Real-time monitoring and control of fuel pumps directly from the POS.
- Supports multiple sales modes including pre-pay, post-pay, and preset transactions.
- Detects potential drive-offs and alerts operators instantly.
- Integration with LS Hardware Station for connection to pump controllers, tanks, and digital signage.
- Synchronizes data between fuel and store systems for unified reporting.
- Scalable for both independent fuel retailers and large multi-site forecourt chains.
Key Capabilities
- Fuel Pump Control: Start, stop, authorize, and monitor pumps directly from the POS interface.
- Sales Modes: Manage pre-pay, post-pay, and preset fuel transactions with full audit trace.
- Drive-Off Detection: Identify uncompleted transactions or unpaid fuel fills in real time.
- Hardware Integration: Connect POS with controllers, tank gauges, and fuel dispensers.
- Retail Integration: Combine fuel, car wash, and convenience store sales in one unified system.
- Inventory Management: Track wet stock, deliveries, and fuel sales automatically.
- Reporting & Analytics: Get insights into pump activity, fuel volumes, and sales performance through Power BI.
- Multi-Site Management: Centralize operations across multiple forecourts from head office.
Business Impact
- Reduces losses by preventing untracked or incomplete transactions.
- Simplifies operations with a single POS for both retail and fuel sales.
- Improves speed and accuracy of transactions to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Provides real-time visibility of sales, inventory, and pump status.
- Reduces IT and operational costs by consolidating multiple systems.
- Strengthens decision-making with detailed, real-time reporting.
Bottom line
LS Central for Forecourt delivers a complete solution for fuel and retail businesses, combining pump control, POS, and analytics in a single platform. It empowers operators to manage forecourt operations more effectively, minimize losses, and deliver a superior customer experience.
DBS provides expert implementation and support to help fuel retailers transition to a fully integrated and future-ready solution.
DBS provides expert implementation and support to help fuel retailers transition to a fully integrated and future-ready solution.
