The Restaurant Owner's Guide to POS Reporting

Your POS system generates a wealth of data every day. Most restaurant owners look at their daily sales total and move on. But the operators who use their POS data strategically are the ones who consistently outperform their competition.

The Reports That Matter Most

Sales by daypart. Understanding your revenue distribution across breakfast, lunch, and dinner helps you staff and prep more efficiently. Sales by category and item. Which menu items are your top sellers? Which are underperforming? This data drives menu engineering decisions. Labor cost percentage. Labor as a percentage of revenue is one of the most important metrics in restaurant operations. Your POS should make this visible in real time. Void and comp analysis. High void rates can indicate training issues, theft, or operational problems. Review this report regularly. Server performance. Average check size, table turn time, and upsell rate by server helps you identify your top performers and coach those who need improvement.

Using Lighthouse for Real-Time Insights

SkyTab's Lighthouse back office provides all of these reports — and more — accessible from any device, in real time. You can check your sales from your phone while you're away from the restaurant, or pull a detailed labor report before scheduling next week's shifts.

The InCharge mobile app gives you a dashboard view of key metrics at a glance: total sales, open tickets, void usage, and more.