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Home & Gift

A retail system for beautiful assortments and dependable replenishment

Home and gift stores need a quick checkout that still understands a varied catalog: seasonal collections, vendor lines, color or size variants, and small items that move quickly. Square for Retail brings payments, item and SKU management, inventory counts, purchase orders, customer profiles, and online selling into one connected workflow.

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Built for your day-to-day

How it fits your business

Build a polished counter with Square Register, take stock on the move with Square Handheld, or use an iPad-based Square Stand. Then keep in-store and online inventory aligned, offer pickup, and turn one-time shoppers into repeat customers with gift cards, loyalty, and targeted marketing. Choose the plan level that matches the depth of inventory and multi-location control your shop needs.

Key capabilities

What you can do

  • Keep a distinctive catalog organized

    Search or scan GTINs, create items and SKUs, import an existing catalog in bulk, and use item grids that fit your collection. Retail Plus adds richer inventory controls such as unit costs and purchase orders.

  • Know what needs replenishing

    Low-stock alerts, stock receiving, inventory counts, vendor management, and inventory reporting help a home-goods shop protect availability without guessing. Cross-location transfers and returns are plan-dependent.

  • Sell beyond the storefront

    Connect a Square Online store, synchronize orders, inventory, and customer data, and offer buy-online-pickup-in-store. Square also describes selling through Instagram and Google Product listings when the website is connected.

  • Make checkout feel effortless

    Square supports tap, chip, swipe with the appropriate reader, digital wallets, refunds, exchanges, discounts, and Afterpay. A two-screen Register can let shoppers review their purchase while staff finish the sale.

  • Build the next visit

    Create customer profiles from purchases, issue physical or digital gift cards, and use Square Loyalty and Square Marketing to encourage repeat shopping. Gift-card load fees and marketing message allowances vary by plan.

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Product details

Plans and retail depth

Square Free is $0 per location per month and includes core retail capabilities such as item/SKU creation, discounts, refunds, and sales reporting. Square Plus is $49 per location per month and adds inventory management and stock intake, vendor and purchase-order management, and cost-of-goods-sold and inventory reporting. Square Premium is $149 per location per month and adds cross-location returns and fulfillment, transfer orders, and 24/7 phone support. Square Pro is custom-priced; Square says businesses processing more than $250,000 annually can ask about custom pricing, processing fees, hardware discounts, onboarding, and account management. Plus and Premium offer a 30-day trial according to the payments FAQ.

Hardware for a shop floor and counter

Current U.S. list prices include Square Register (2nd generation) at $899, Square Handheld at $399, Square Terminal at $299, Square Stand at $149, and Square Reader for contactless and chip at $59. The first Square Reader for magstripe is listed as free. Register is an always-plugged-in, Wi-Fi/Ethernet countertop system with two displays and support for up to five USB accessories including a barcode scanner, receipt printer, or cash drawer. Handheld includes a barcode scanner and can run checkout or inventory work away from the counter. Stand requires a compatible USB-C iPad; Reader connects by Bluetooth to iOS 16+ or Android 9+.

Fees, connectivity, and practical limits

For Square Retail pricing shown for U.S. plans, in-person tap, dip, or swipe is 2.6% + 15¢ on Free, 2.5% + 15¢ on Plus, and 2.4% + 15¢ on Premium per payment. Online card or invoice payments are 3.3% + 30¢, 2.9% + 30¢, and 2.9% + 30¢ respectively; manually entered or card-on-file payments are 3.5% + 15¢ on all three. Afterpay is 6% + 30¢. Square says there are no monthly hardware contracts, but installment purchases are credit subject to approval and state/product terms. Offline card payments must reconnect within 24 hours; the seller bears expired, declined, or disputed offline-payment risk. A separate magstripe reader is required for swipe on Register.

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Plan details

Pricing, fees & eligibility

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U.S. Square Retail pricing verified on 2026-10-27: Free is $0/month per location; Plus is $49/month per location; Premium is $149/month per location. Square Pro is custom-priced. Representative featured countertop hardware is Square Register (2nd generation) at $899 one-time; other listed devices range from $59 for the contactless/chip reader to $399 for Handheld. Prices and fees are the published U.S. amounts observed on the verification date.

Upfront hardware (USD)$899
Monthly software (USD)$49

Fees & eligibility

  • In-person tap, dip, or swipe — Square Free

    Per payment when a card is present; U.S. published retail-plan rate.

    2.6% + $0.15
  • In-person tap, dip, or swipe — Square Plus

    Per payment when a card is present; $49/month per location plan.

    2.5% + $0.15
  • In-person tap, dip, or swipe — Square Premium

    Per payment when a card is present; $149/month per location plan.

    2.4% + $0.15
  • Online card or invoice payment

    Per card payment online or through an invoice; U.S. published retail-plan rates.

    3.3% + $0.30 Free; 2.9% + $0.30 Plus/Premium
  • Manual entry or card on file

    Per payment when the card number is manually entered or a saved card is used.

    3.5% + $0.15
  • Afterpay

    Per Afterpay transaction; customer pays in four installments while seller receives payment up front.

    6% + $0.30
  • Gift-card load

    Applied when loading a gift card; no additional fee when the gift card is redeemed.

    2.5% Free/Plus; 0% Premium

Requirements

  • A Square account and a U.S.-supported business setup are required; no hardware is required for every payment method.
  • Square Plus or Premium is needed for the listed advanced inventory, vendor/purchase-order, and cross-location features.
  • Square Stand requires a compatible USB-C iPad; Square Reader for contactless and chip requires a compatible iOS 16+ or Android 9+ device.
  • Square Register requires wall power and Wi-Fi or Ethernet; swipe payments require a separate Square Reader for magstripe.
  • Offline payments require reconnection within 24 hours and leave the seller responsible for expired, declined, or disputed offline transactions.

All prices and fees are U.S. published amounts checked 2026-10-27 and can change; plan pricing is per location where stated.

Square says businesses processing more than $250,000 per year may request custom pricing and processing fees; eligibility is not guaranteed.

Hardware installment plans are credit sale plans subject to credit approval, APR, purchase-amount, state, and other published restrictions; the cash prices above are not installment totals.

Some features and fees vary by Square plan, product configuration, payment method, and eligibility. Confirm the checkout and current plan terms before purchase.

Offline payments carry seller risk and must reconnect within 24 hours; Register must remain plugged in.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can a small home and gift shop start without a monthly subscription?

Yes. Square Free is listed at $0 per month per location and includes core retail functions, but advanced inventory, vendor and purchase-order controls, and richer reporting are plan-dependent. Payment-processing fees still apply.

Which Square hardware fits a home and gift store?

Square Register suits a fixed counter and supports a customer-facing display plus USB accessories. Square Handheld is useful for floor checkout and inventory work. Square Stand turns a compatible USB-C iPad into a POS, while Square Terminal is a self-contained countertop payment and receipt-printing device.

Can the shop sell online and offer pickup?

Square’s U.S. Home & Gift page says to set up an online store or connect an existing site, sync orders, inventory, and customer data, and offer buy-online-pickup-in-store. Confirm the specific online configuration and any applicable plan or channel terms before launch.

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