For Comic Retailers

RUN YOUR STORE.
WE HANDLE
THE REST.

The all-in-one platform built exclusively for independent comic book retailers. From the till to the online shop — subscriptions, ordering, reporting, AI insights and everything in between.

3-month free trial No setup fee Cancel anytime Built for comic stores

EVERYTHING YOUR STORE NEEDS

One subscription. Every tool a comic retailer needs — deeply integrated, always improving, and designed around how comic stores actually work.

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Tablet-First EPOS

Split-screen point-of-sale with a virtual numpad, quick-cash buttons, price override, split payments, and PIN-protected staff switching. Works on any tablet or desktop.

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Customer Subscriptions

Full pull-list management — customers subscribe to titles, covers, and series. Basket items display Pre-order, Re-order, and Indie badges automatically.

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Diamond & Indie Ordering

Pre-order and reorder via Diamond Order Forms and Krakathoom Indie, with customer quantity display, FOC scheduling, and a 4-step invoice delivery workflow.

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Sales Reporting

Date-range sales analytics with category breakdowns, customer insights, refunds tracking, top sellers, subscription analytics, sales by publisher, and a daily transaction log.

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AI Business Insights

Powered by GPT-4o mini with Chart.js visualisations — actionable recommendations on stock, pricing, subscriptions, and customer behaviour surfaced automatically.

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Online Storefront

A public-facing shop at your store's subdomain. Anonymous browsing, search, filter, session basket, guest checkout with auto-account creation, Stripe and PayPal payments.

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Mobile App API

Full JWT-authenticated REST API for your store's mobile app. Covers auth, releases, subscriptions, basket, orders, pickup views, barcode scanning, and photo product lookup.

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Kiosk Mode

A customer-facing touchscreen for in-store browsing. Search, filter, loyalty card login, wishlist management, and variant cover expansion — all without staff involvement.

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Marketing Campaigns

Customer targeting, rich text email composition, and branded templates sent via Mailjet. Target by subscription, purchase history, or list — with campaign management and tracking.

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Stock Management

Barcode scanning integrates with UPCitemdb, PriceCharting, BarcodeLookup, and AI-powered search for instant product identification, pricing data, and multi-image upload.

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Customer Management

Active/inactive toggling, printable uncollected-items views, loyalty card scanning, add-in-stock-items-to-folder for picked-but-unpaid orders, and creator following.

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Price Checker

Compare your stock prices against live PriceCharting market rates in bulk. Identify under- and over-priced items and apply updates in one click from a single dashboard.

A TILL BUILT FOR COMIC STORES

Not a generic retail system bolted onto comics — an EPOS built from the ground up for the way comic stores actually sell. Optimised for tablets, fast for busy Wednesdays, and smart about pull lists.

  • Split-screen layout: product search on the left, basket on the right
  • Virtual numpad with quick-cash buttons for fast cash transactions
  • Split payment auto-calculation across cash, card, and loyalty credit
  • Price override with reason logging for quick deals
  • Staff quick-switch with PIN — no shared logins
  • Continuous sales workflow — no dead time between customers
  • Automatic loyalty card scanning via QR code reader
EPOS at a glance
3s
avg time to scan & add item
payment method combos
  • Touch-optimised for 10"+ tablets
  • Works on any modern browser
  • Offline-resilient basket
  • Pre-order / Re-order / Indie badges
  • Loyalty card auto-lookup

ORDER, RECEIVE, AND PICK — ALL IN ONE PLACE

From the Diamond order form through to customer pick notification, the entire ordering workflow is handled in a single system. No spreadsheets, no double entry.

  • Diamond Order Form with FOC date management
  • Krakathoom Indie portal for independent titles
  • 4-step Invoice Import with drag-and-drop and delivery checks
  • Orders by item — see exactly who needs what
  • Subscription Intelligence — AI-powered similar title suggestions
  • Customer shortlist management for new releases
  • Diamond data import with full rollback history
Ordering workflow
  • Step 1 — Pre-order via Diamond or Indie form
  • Step 2 — Import invoice on delivery day
  • Step 3 — System auto-picks customer items
  • Step 4 — Notify customers, sell at till
Also included
Crossover event management · Variant cover expansion · Creator / talent following system · Subscribe modal with cover preference

AI THAT ACTUALLY HELPS

Not a gimmick — practical AI woven throughout the platform to surface opportunities you'd otherwise miss and handle the tedious work automatically.

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Business Insights

GPT-4o mini analyses your sales, subscriptions, and stock to generate actionable weekly recommendations with Chart.js visualisations — no data science degree needed.

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Subscription Intelligence

AI identifies similar titles when a customer subscribes, suggests active buyers for new releases, and maintains a shortlist so you never miss a potential sale.

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AI Product Search

Can't find a barcode match? AI-powered search identifies products from partial info — title fragment, publisher, year — and suggests the best match from the catalogue.

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AI Assistant

A floating role-aware chat widget for staff and customers. Answers comics questions, searches comic news from RSS feeds, and provides tailored store help at any time.

PLANS FOR EVERY STORE

Start with a 3-month free trial — no card needed on the free plan, no setup fees ever. Upgrade or cancel from your store admin at any time.

Management
£29
/ month after trial
  • Customer subscriptions
  • Sales reporting
  • Diamond & Indie ordering
  • Email notifications
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Management+
£49
/ month after trial
  • Everything in Management
  • AI Business Insights
  • Creator following
  • Marketing campaigns
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Retail+
£79
/ month after trial
  • Everything in Retail
  • AI Business Insights
  • Public online storefront
  • Marketing campaigns
  • Kiosk mode
  • Mobile app
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THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

The platform handles the hundreds of small things that trip up generic retail systems.

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Custom Domains

Your store gets a yourstore.krakathoom.com subdomain from day one. Add your own domain at any time from the store admin.

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Staff Management

Role-based access: StoreManager, EPOS Manager, and EPOS User. Restrict features by role and manage staff from a single panel.

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Cover Management

Title covers sourced from Azure Blob Storage with ComicVine API fallback. Bulk cover upload via Lunar Distribution and automatic weekly URL refresh.

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Category System

Two-tier categories: Master Categories for reporting consistency across all stores, and store-specific categories for your own organisation.

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Transactional Email

Professional HTML email templates via Mailjet for order notifications, subscription updates, new release alerts, and marketing campaigns.

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Loyalty Cards

QR-code loyalty cards with automatic scanning at the till. Customers can log in at the kiosk or mobile app with their loyalty code.

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Security & SEO

Security headers, meta tags, dynamic sitemap.xml, and robots.txt included out of the box. Your storefront is discoverable from day one.

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Help Centre

Role-aware help system at /help with separate retailer and customer guides — no external knowledge base needed.

READY TO MODERNISE YOUR STORE?

Start your free 3-month trial today. No credit card required on the free plan. Setup takes less than five minutes.

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