POS built for South Carolina convenience, grocery and liquor stores
South Carolina exempts unprepared food from the 6% state sales tax but not from the local taxes stacked on top of it, and every one of those local taxes is approved county by county at referendum. So a basket of groceries can ring at zero state tax and still carry local tax, and the answer changes when you cross a county line. That means a grocery rate per jurisdiction at the register, not one exempt flag for the whole estate.
Serving independent retailers across Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Spartanburg, Hilton Head Island and the rest of South Carolina.
South Carolina rules, already configured
These are the settings an SC store has to get right. Storeveu ships with them in place rather than leaving them for you to build.
State sales tax
6% state, 6% to 9% with local
The state rate is 6%. Counties and municipalities may stack separate 1% taxes on top of it, each needing its own referendum: Local Option, Capital Projects, School District, Education Capital Improvement, Transportation, Tourism Development and County Green Space. Combined rates typically run 6% to 9%, and the layer is not uniform inside a county line, so a multi store operator here cannot run one rate everywhere. Storeveu inherits the state rate for every South Carolina store and lets you set the combined rate per store.
Unprepared food
Exempt from state tax only
Unprepared food is exempt from the 6% state rate under SC Code 12-36-2120(75), and the definition follows the federal SNAP-eligible food list rather than a separate state grocery list. Local taxes still apply unless the specific local tax exempts food, so you need a grocery rate per jurisdiction rather than a zero rate. Prepared and hot-case items stay fully taxable, and a county or municipality may add a local hospitality tax of up to 2% on them under SC Code 6-1-720, remitted locally instead of to SCDOR. Storeveu uses per-department tax rules so exempt groceries, taxable goods and hot case items ring correctly on one receipt.
Lottery commission
7%, South Carolina Education Lottery
Retailer commission is 7%, set by the South Carolina Education Lottery under the South Carolina Education Lottery Act, SC Code Title 59, Chapter 150. Lottery matters more here than in most states for package stores, because tickets are one of the few things a retail liquor store is allowed to sell alongside spirits. Storeveu tracks lottery books through inventory, active, depleted and settled, and the end-of-shift ticket scan works out tickets sold so the report reconciles against the SCEL statement.
Alcohol licence and carding age
Beer and wine only, card at 21
South Carolina licences through the Department of Revenue's Alcohol Beverage Licensing division and keeps spirits separate from beer and wine. A convenience or grocery store can hold an off-premises beer and wine permit but cannot sell distilled spirits, which come only from a retail liquor store under a PRL licence running 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Alcohol is 21 under SC Code 61-4-50 and 61-6-4080, and failing to ask for identification is itself prima facie evidence of a violation. Tobacco and nicotine are also 21 at the register even though SC Code 16-17-500 still reads eighteen, because federal Tobacco 21 governs, so Storeveu prompts for date of birth at 21 on both categories and scopes each store to the categories its licence covers.
Keeps selling when the internet drops
The register is offline first. Sales keep ringing and sync the moment the connection returns.
Month to month, no contract
Starter and Pro are billed per store with no long term contract and no early termination fee.
Your data stays yours
Every record is scoped to your organization and store, and access is gated by role.
See it running on a South Carolina store
A 15 to 20 minute walkthrough on a fully loaded store, with your state's tax, deposit and lottery rules already switched on. No contract, no pressure.
Catalog imported from your current POS
South Carolina lottery settlement shown end to end
Straight answer on what it costs
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South Carolina questions
Do I need a different tax rate for each of my South Carolina stores?
In most cases yes. The state rate is 6% and every local layer is voter-approved rather than mandated, so counties and municipalities can each add separate 1% taxes: Local Option, Capital Projects, School District, Education Capital Improvement, Transportation, Tourism Development and County Green Space. Combined rates typically run 6% to 9%, with Jasper County at the current 9% top after its Transportation Tax took effect on 1 May 2025. The Catawba tribal rate is a separate 7% tribal sales tax applying on the Catawba Indian Reservation in York County and administered by SCDOR, not a 1% add-on to the state rate. SCDOR charts county rates on form ST-575, lists county designations on ST-500 and takes local reporting on Schedule ST-389, and Storeveu inherits the state rate across your South Carolina stores with a per-store override for the local layer.
Are groceries tax free in South Carolina?
Only at state level. Unprepared food is exempt from the 6% state rate under SC Code 12-36-2120(75), and the definition tracks eligibility for purchase with USDA food coupons, so it follows the federal SNAP list. Local sales taxes still apply unless the particular local tax exempts food: Education Capital Improvement and the Horry and Jasper transportation taxes do exempt it, Local Option generally does not, and Capital Projects exempts it only where the referendum was held after 3 June 2009, so two Capital Projects counties can behave differently. Items actually bought with SNAP benefits cannot be taxed at all under federal rules, while the same item paid for in cash can still carry local tax. Storeveu carries per-department tax rules so exempt groceries and taxable goods ring correctly on one receipt.
Can my South Carolina convenience store sell liquor?
No. A convenience or grocery store can hold an off-premises beer and wine permit only, licensed through the Department of Revenue's Alcohol Beverage Licensing division. Distilled spirits are sold solely from a dedicated retail liquor store under a PRL licence, and SC Code 61-6-1500 makes sales unlawful between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., which is where the 9 to 7 Monday through Saturday window comes from. Liquor sales are also unlawful on Sunday, on Christmas Day and during periods proclaimed by the Governor under SC Code 61-6-4160, so the closed-day calendar covers more than Sundays. Beer and wine have their own window under SC Code 61-4-120, unlawful between twelve o'clock Saturday night and sunrise Monday morning, so Monday trading starts at sunrise rather than at midnight.
What can a South Carolina package store sell besides spirits?
Very little, and this is the rule that shapes the catalog. SC Code 61-6-1540 bars a retail liquor store from keeping, storing or selling any other goods, wares or merchandise, and bars any place of amusement on the premises. The carve-outs are narrow: all wines, drinking glassware packaged with the liquor by the wholesaler or producer, nonalcoholic items sealed and combined by the producer, and lottery tickets under Title 59, Chapter 150. In practice that rules out snacks, loose mixers, ice and general convenience lines, so an SC package store runs a much shorter catalog than a package store in most other licence states. Storeveu keeps the catalog scoped to what the licence allows, with role-scoped access, and tracks lottery books through inventory, active, depleted and settled so that extra revenue line reconciles at shift end.
Common questions
How much does Storeveu cost?
Plans start at $39/mo (Starter) and $129/mo (Pro) per store, billed month-to-month with no contract or early-termination fee. Most modules are add-ons you turn on per store, see the pricing page for the full list.
Does Storeveu work offline?
Yes. The register is offline-first, it keeps ringing sales with no internet and syncs automatically the moment the connection returns, so a dropped router never stops checkout.
Is there a long-term contract?
No. Storeveu is month-to-month per store with no long-term contract and no early-termination fee, change tiers or cancel a store anytime.
Do I need special hardware?
No. Storeveu runs on standard Windows PCs with common receipt printers, cash drawers and PAX/Dejavoo terminals, bring your own, or buy the E15W dual-screen terminal.
How long does it take to switch from my current POS?
Most stores go live in 1-3 weeks. The team imports your catalog and customer list from systems like Square, Clover, Lightspeed or Heartland, usually overnight.
Can I manage multiple stores?
Yes. Run multiple locations from one back office with per-store pricing and inventory, plus a five-tier role hierarchy and custom roles.
Is my store data private and secure?
Every record is scoped to your organization and store, access is permission-gated by role, and one tenant can never see another’s data.
How do I get a demo?
Book a free 15-20 minute guided demo on a fully-loaded store, no contract, no pressure. Use the contact page to pick a time, or call the sales line.
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