# BMC (Business Machines Company)

> BMC (bmc-pos.com) is a full-service point of sale (POS) integrator serving independent retailers and hospitality operators across the US. Founded in 1958 in Lansing, Michigan by two former NCR employees, BMC provides sales, installation, training, support, and Software as a Service (SaaS) and Hardware as a Service (HaaS). As an authorized NCR, PAR, and TGCS reseller, it supports a nationwide install base of independent retailers. Local in-person service covers Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, with remote software maintenance, depot repair, and vendor onsite support available nationwide.

BMC helps independent grocers, convenience stores, liquor/package stores, restaurants, pet stores, thrift stores, and specialty retailers modernize operations with dependable, industry-specific POS solutions. The company tailors flexible, scalable systems to each vertical and provides ongoing technical support, updates, and training from US-based teams.

Over 65+ years, BMC has guided customers through technology shifts from mechanical and electronic cash registers to Windows and Android-based POS systems. Today it offers contactless payments, eCommerce, online ordering, self-service kiosks, loyalty, electronic shelf labels, and mobility.

Key differentiators: authorized NCR/PAR/TGCS reseller, local technicians plus nationwide remote and depot support, vertical-specific compliance tools (age verification, EBT/eWIC, blue laws), SaaS and HaaS options, PCI-certified P2PE payment security, and bring-your-own-processor flexibility.

BMC is a partner of TimeForge and the Midwest Independent Retailers Association (MIRA). Headquartered at 7833 Rickle St, Lansing, MI 48917.

## Industries

- [Grocery Store POS](https://bmc-pos.com/industries/grocery-store-pos/): Grocery POS for independent grocers with EBT and eWIC support, self-checkout, electronic shelf labels, loyalty, inventory visibility, and enterprise reporting.
- [Convenience Store POS](https://bmc-pos.com/industries/convenience-store-point-of-sale/): C-store POS with EMV, contactless, and mobile wallet payments, ID scanning and RACS compliance for age-restricted items, automatic purchase orders, EDI, and cash discounting.
- [Liquor Store POS](https://bmc-pos.com/industries/liquor/): Package store POS with built-in ID scanning, age prompts, pack management, multi-unit pricing, perpetual inventory, and supplier rebate tracking and submission.
- [Restaurant POS](https://bmc-pos.com/industries/restaurant-pos-system/): Hospitality POS with bar tabs, split checks, tip tracking, kitchen display system (KDS) integration, pay-at-table, loyalty, and third-party delivery (DoorDash, Uber Eats).
- [Thrift Store POS](https://bmc-pos.com/industries/thrift-store-pos-system/): Donation-driven retail POS with production workstations, flexible label design, condition-based and color-rotation pricing, automated discounts, loyalty, and multi-store sell-through reporting.
- [Pet Store POS](https://bmc-pos.com/industries/pet-store-pos/): Pet retail POS with barcode and scale integration, loyalty and family accounts, birthday rewards, integrated eCommerce with recurring payments for prescriptions and subscriptions, and loss prevention.
- [Specialty Retail POS](https://bmc-pos.com/industries/retail/): Flexible retail POS with inventory automation, omnichannel journeys, CRM-driven promotions, and loyalty across online and in-store.

## Solutions & Features

- [POS Payments](https://bmc-pos.com/pos-payments/): Integrated, PCI-certified payment processing with EMV, contactless, EBT, FoodStamps, and Healthy Benefit Cards. Push register totals automatically to the terminal to reduce errors.
- [Self-Checkout & Self-Service Kiosk POS](https://bmc-pos.com/self-checkout-pos/): Self checkout and self service kiosk POS with hands-on implementation, training, integrated processing, and shrink controls.
- [Kiosk Software](https://bmc-pos.com/solutions/kiosk-software/): All-in-one kiosk software for product lookup, pricing, promotions, and faster checkout.
- [Electronic Shelf Labels](https://bmc-pos.com/electronic-shelf-labels-pos/): POS-integrated ESLs that update pricing and promotions in real time, reducing manual tag changes and pricing errors.
- [Mobile POS](https://bmc-pos.com/mobile-pos/): Mobile POS for grocery, thrift, liquor, and c-stores to reduce lines and manage inventory in real time.
- [Multi-Location POS](https://bmc-pos.com/multi-location-pos/): Run multiple stores from one POS with location-level inventory, centralized reporting, and expert implementation.
- [eCommerce Integration](https://bmc-pos.com/pos-system-ecommerce-integration-grocery/): POS with eCommerce and delivery-partner integration (e.g., DoorDash) keeping inventory, pricing, and orders aligned across channels.

## Company

- [About Us](https://bmc-pos.com/company/about-us/): BMC's history since 1958, founding by former NCR employees, reseller partnerships, and service model.
- [Support](https://bmc-pos.com/support/): POS support across Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, plus nationwide remote and depot services.
- [MIRA Partnership](https://bmc-pos.com/company/retail-association-partnership/): BMC's association partnership with the Midwest Independent Retailers Association.