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POS built for West Virginia convenience, grocery and liquor stores

West Virginia is a hybrid alcohol state: your convenience store can sell beer and wine under a Class D licence, but spirits are restricted to a separate, freestanding liquor store that cannot share space with anything else. Add a municipal 1 percent sales tax layer that 100 cities have opted into on their own, and the register has to know whether it's inside city limits before it knows the tax rate. Groceries carry no sales tax at all in West Virginia, so getting the department mapping right matters more here than the rate itself.

Serving independent retailers across Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Wheeling and the rest of West Virginia.

West Virginia rules, already configured

These are the settings a WV store has to get right. Storeveu ships with them in place rather than leaving them for you to build.

State sales tax

6%, 7% in 100 cities

West Virginia's state sales tax is 6%, but 100 municipalities, including Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg and Wheeling, add their own 1% municipal sales and use tax on top, for a combined 7% inside those city limits. It's a municipal home rule option that each city adopts on its own, not a county tax and not a statewide mandate, so a store just outside city limits can sit on a different rate to one a few blocks away. Storeveu sets the 6% state rate at the organisation level and lets you override it per store for any location inside one of the opted-in cities.

Grocery exemption

0% on groceries, taxable hot case

Unprepared food and food ingredients bought for home consumption have carried no sales tax in West Virginia since the exemption took effect on July 1, 2013, under WV Code §11-15-3a. Prepared food, meaning hot food, anything sold ready to eat, or food the seller provides utensils for, along with candy, soft drinks and dietary supplements, stays fully taxable at the standard rate, per WV Tax Division publication TSD-420. Storeveu's per-department tax rules keep the exempt grocery shelf and the taxable hot case ringing correctly on the same receipt.

Lottery commission

7% selling, 1% cashing

The West Virginia Lottery pays retailers two different rates, not one blended figure: 7% commission on tickets sold, and a separate 1% on prizes you cash for players. Storeveu tracks every lottery book through inventory, active, depleted and settled status, with an end of shift ticket scan that works out tickets sold, and records the selling and cashing commissions as separate streams so your report matches the Lottery's own statement.

Spirits licensing

Beer/wine only; spirits need a separate store

A typical convenience store holds a Class D off-premise licence, which covers beer and wine only. Spirits can only be sold through a separate, freestanding Class A liquor retail outlet that can't share space or a direct entrance with another business, so a c-store cannot ring hard liquor over the same counter as everything else. Liquor retailers also can't sell between midnight and 8am, or at all on Christmas Day or Easter Sunday, and both alcohol and tobacco require the buyer to be 21. Storeveu enforces the categories your licence actually covers and prompts for date of birth at the register.

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 West Virginia 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.

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  • West Virginia lottery settlement shown end to end
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West Virginia questions

Can a West Virginia convenience store sell liquor?

No, not over the same counter as your other merchandise. A convenience store's Class D licence covers beer and wine only; spirits can only be sold through a separate, freestanding Class A liquor retail outlet that cannot share space or a direct entrance with any other business. Liquor retailers also can't sell between midnight and 8am, and not at all on Christmas Day or Easter Sunday. Storeveu configures your register around the categories your actual licence covers, so it won't ring an item your store legally can't sell.

Do I need to charge sales tax on groceries in West Virginia?

No. Unprepared food and food ingredients bought for home consumption have been fully exempt from West Virginia sales tax since July 1, 2013, under WV Code §11-15-3a. Prepared food, meaning hot food, anything sold ready to eat, or food the seller hands out utensils for, along with candy, soft drinks and dietary supplements, stays fully taxable at the standard rate, per WV Tax Division publication TSD-420. Storeveu's per-department tax rules let the exempt grocery aisle and the taxable hot case ring correctly on the same receipt.

Which West Virginia cities add a local sales tax?

100 West Virginia municipalities, including Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Parkersburg and Wheeling, have adopted their own 1% municipal sales and use tax on top of the 6% state rate, for a combined 7% inside those city limits. It's a municipal home rule option that each city chooses to adopt on its own, not a county tax and not a statewide mandate, so unincorporated areas and cities that haven't opted in still charge just 6%. Storeveu sets the 6% state rate at the organisation level and lets you override it per store for any location inside one of the opted-in cities.

How does Storeveu handle the West Virginia lottery commission?

The West Virginia Lottery pays two different rates: a 7% commission on tickets sold and a separate 1% on prizes you cash for players, so it isn't one blended figure. Storeveu tracks every lottery book through inventory, active, depleted and settled status, with an end of shift ticket scan that works out how many tickets were sold. It records the selling and cashing commissions as separate streams, so your report reconciles against the Lottery's own statement instead of showing a single guessed number.

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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