“The future of the physical store isn’t about the purchase transactions. It’s about creating events, experiences and ultimately creating brand associations, which help create memories – and loyalty – for the customer.”
IORMA Consumer Commerce Centre
The Pennine Pound offers support to regional businesses, community groups and charities to help drive up footfall, find new customers and get access to other financial opportunities.
One way to achieve this is by becoming a Payzone outlet.
Why become a Payzone Retailer?
Becoming a Payzone Retailer can add some great results to your business:
Increase extra footfall
Our consumer-facing convenience services allow your customers to pay, play, top-up and pick-up inside your business.
Drive in additional revenue
Get additional revenue from new incoming customers by providing a variety of consumer-facing services.
Earn commission on services
With a variety of consumer-facing services available, you can earn commission on every transaction through the Payzone tablet.
Support your local community
Become a key focal point within your local community with the consumer-facing services that you can offer through Payzone.
About
Pennine Pound Smart Zones are physical locations which use innovation and creativity to help drive up productivity, get competitive advantage and promote health and well being for all. This includes financial, economic and social well-being.
They include retail outlets where people can pay their household bills; pubs, cafes and bars where commuters, local business owners and community leaders can ‘hot desk’, meet and share information; and virtual meeting rooms in public buildings, e.g. libraries.
Smart places use technologies to unlock opportunities and benefits for everyone. Including enhancing consumer choice and customer experience when shopping locally.
That’s why they’re smart
Retailer FAQs
As a Payzone retailer, you’ll get access to a wide range of services to help drive in footfall and increase your income. Provide your customers with a variety of products and services from paying rent, topping up their electricity and gas, collecting or topping up their transport cards, collecting parcels for that very special birthday, mobile phone top-ups and playing lottery games.
Over the past 25 years, we have secured hundreds of market-leading service providers. Some of the great brands that we work with include major energy suppliers such as United Utilities, E.ON and npower, transport services Arriva, Abellio, Dart Charge and Metro and major mobile providers Vodafone, EE and Virgin Mobile.
You can see our full list of products you could offer in your store using our postcode service finder.
We make setting-up your tablet hassle-free. One of our engineers will come to your shop at a time suitable for you and install your new tablet free of charge. You’ll be shown by our engineer how to use your new tablet, plus we also offer free step-by-step guides and ‘how to’ videos if you ever get stuck processing a transaction.
We’re here to help. That’s why if you ever need help processing a transaction, you can call our dedicated customer support team on 01606 566 600. Our support team will be happy to talk you through the process and help with any enquiries you may have.
Our customer support hours are:
Monday-Friday 8am-7pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 9am-1pm
(Bank holidays 9am-5pm)
With your Payzone Tablet, you can view your stores transactions in real time. A great way to keep on top of your businesses transactions!
Our Payzone Tablet uses a WiFi connection and will need to be connected to your store’s WiFi. If you don’t have a WiFi connection at all, you can get access to Payzone deals at Plusnet. To ensure you benefit from these great broadband deals, 100% of our commission is paid back to you.
We’ll add your store to Payzone’s online store locator free of charge, promoting your shop to over a quarter of a million visitors to our site each year. We’ll also add your store or outlet to the Pennine Folks Smart Places Smart Spaces directory.