Systems and methods for generating custom reports based on point-of-sale data

Abstract

A method of generating custom reports based on point-of-sale data transferred between multiple remote computing devices and a central computing device includes generating point-of-sale data at multiple remote locations, transferring the point-of-sale data to a central computing device from multiple computing devices at the respective multiple remote locations, defining a custom report format, the custom report format specifying at least two of the multiple remote locations and specifying a date range, the date range and the at least two multiple remote locations being freely selectable by a user, generating a custom report using the custom report format, the custom report being based on point-of-sale data related to the specified remote locations and the specified date range, and communicating the custom report to a human being. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for generating custom reports is also disclosed, as are subscription services, computer systems, graphical user interfaces and other features.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for limiting access to point-of-sale data comprising;
 receiving from a user a request to access the point-of-sale data, wherein the point-of-sale data is associated with a plurality of retail stores;   authenticating the user;   determining a report that the user is permitted to access based on access rights associated with the user, wherein at least a portion of the access rights is based on the user's position within a retail organization; and   presenting a report data format based on the report, wherein the report data format allows access only to a portion of the point-of-sale data.