Onboarding · Companies
Manual setup — Getting a new retailer running meant manual paperwork and configuration, so onboarding was slow and inconsistent.
FLD — Smart Gun Retail Platform
Exarth built FLD — a subscription-based platform for firearm retailers. Companies subscribe and are provisioned an iPad kiosk, set up branches and inventory, scan a customer's hand for an AI gun recommendation, and sell through an integrated POS — across owner, branch-manager and cashier dashboards.
- Subscribe & get an iPad kiosk
- Hand scan → AI gun recommendation
- Branches, inventory & products
- Integrated POS checkout
- RetailTech
- UI/UX + Dev
- AI Recos
DashboardPOSHand ScanManager
app.fld.io
A subscription SaaS for firearm retailers — onboarding, kiosks, inventory and point of sale.
AIGun recommendation
iPadHand-scan kiosk
POSBuilt-in checkout
3Role dashboards
Overview/ 01
Subscription retail, from hand scan to checkout
FLD is a subscription-based platform for firearm retailers. A company subscribes and is provisioned an iPad kiosk, sets up its branches and inventory, then scans a customer's hand to get an AI gun recommendation — all the way through to an integrated POS sale.
Exarth designed and built the platform end to end — from onboarding and subscription billing to the in-store hand-scan kiosk, recommendation engine, inventory and POS, with role-based dashboards for owners, branch managers and cashiers.
- Company onboarding & subscriptions
- iPad kiosk provisioning
- Hand scan → AI recommendation
- Inventory & integrated POS
- Role
- UI/UX + Development
- Industry
- RetailTech · SaaS
- Timeline
- 8 months
- Platform
- Web + iPad kiosk
- Model
- Subscription
- Year
- 2025
Scope & deliverables
Discovery & Strategy
Subscription model, kiosk flow and the path from hand scan to POS sale.
UX / UI Design
A focused dark design system for kiosk, dashboards and point of sale.
Frontend Engineering
A fast, responsive web app plus the in-store iPad hand-scan kiosk.
Backend & Integrations
Subscriptions, recommendation engine, inventory and POS checkout.
Challenge & solution
Guesswork at the counter, or guided, data-driven sales
In-store firearm sales ran on guesswork — eyeballed fit, separate tills and no recurring way to equip and bill retailers.
- Eyeballed fit
- Separate POS
- No subscription model
Subscriptions · Billing
No recurring model — There was no clean way to package and bill retailers, so revenue was ad-hoc and hard to scale.
iPad Kiosk · Provisioning
No in-store tool — Stores had no standard in-store device, so the buying experience varied wildly from counter to counter.
Branches · Inventory
Siloed stock — Inventory lived in silos per shop, so stock, members and branches were impossible to manage centrally.
No core
No shared platform
Fragmented systems
GuessFitManualOnboarding
Hand Scan · Sizing
Eyeballed fit — Staff sized a customer's grip by eye, so recommendations were guesswork and often a poor fit.
Recommendation · AI fit
Gut feel — Matching a firearm to a customer relied on the salesperson's gut feel and whatever was front of mind.
POS · Checkout
Separate till — Sales ran through a separate till with no link to inventory or the recommendation, breaking the flow at checkout.
Dashboards · Roles
One view fits none — Owners, managers and cashiers all shared one generic view, so nobody saw the metrics that mattered to them.
Measurable impact on the live platform
AIRecommendation
iPadKiosk
POSCheckout
3Dashboards
Key features
From subscribe to sale, one platform
Every step of the retailer journey lives in one system — onboarding and subscriptions, the in-store hand-scan kiosk, AI recommendations, inventory and an integrated POS.
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app.fld.io/onboard-subscribe Live
Feature 01Onboard & SubscribeRetailers apply, get approved and pick a subscription package — then they're provisioned an iPad kiosk to start selling.
Engineering
Technology & Development
Engineered to run the whole retailer journey — subscriptions, the iPad hand-scan kiosk, an AI recommendation engine, inventory and POS — on one platform.
System architecture
Kiosk → secure portal → recommendation → POS & inventory
iOS
Kiosk LayerIn-store iPad · hand scan capture · guided customer flow
iPad · kioskUI
Client LayerRole-based web · owner, branch-manager & cashier dashboards
SSR · responsiveAI
RecommendationHand measurements matched to best-fit firearms in stock
Algo monitorPOS
POS & InventoryIntegrated checkout · live inventory · orders & subscriptions
Realtime stockHow we built it
6-phase delivery
- 01
Discovery & Architecture
Phase 1Mapped the subscribe-to-sale journey, kiosk flow and role matrix into one blueprint.
- 02
UX / UI Design
Phase 2Built a focused dark design system for kiosk, dashboards and point of sale.
- 03
Web & Kiosk Build
Phase 3Developed the responsive web app and the in-store iPad hand-scan kiosk.
- 04
Engine & Integrations
Phase 4Engineered the recommendation engine, subscriptions, inventory and POS APIs.
- 05
QA & Security
Phase 5Hardened auth and roles, then tested the full scan-to-sale flow end to end.
- 06
Launch & Iterate
LiveRolled out to retailers with monitoring, then iterated on real in-store feedback.
Technology stack
16 technologiesFrontend4
- Reactv18
- Next.jsApp Router
- TypeScriptv5
- Tailwindv4
Backend4
- Node.jsv20
- REST APIs
- RecommendationAI
- RBAC3 roles
Data & Cloud4
- PostgreSQL
- RedisCache
- AWS
- Docker
Integrations4
- iPad KioskScan
- POSCheckout
- SubscriptionsBilling
- ReportsExports
Product Screens
Subscribe to sale, one platform
Glide through the live FLD platform — onboarding, subscriptions, branches, the hand-scan kiosk, AI monitor and the integrated POS.
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Philosophy
Design Approach
A focused, dark design philosophy built for confident in-store selling — from the iPad kiosk to the cashier's POS.
FocusSpeedTrustResponsive
- Design pillars
- 04
- Accessibility
- AA
- Kiosk-ready
- iPad
- Audience
- Owners, managers & cashiers
- Platform
- Web + iPad kiosk
- Design system
- Dark · 30+ tokens
- Accessibility
- WCAG AA
Every screen is shaped around real in-store selling — focus first, speed at the counter, and a confident path from hand scan to completed sale.
- Pillar 01
Kiosk-First Design
iPadOptimisedTouch-friendly, glanceable layouts built for the in-store iPad hand-scan experience.
Effortless for customers and staff at the counter.
- Pillar 02
Speed at the Counter
Scan→SaleOne flowA short, clear path from scan to recommendation to a completed POS sale.
Less time per sale, more confident customers.
- Pillar 03
Focused Dark UI
AAWCAG contrastA high-contrast dark interface that keeps products and actions front and centre.
Easy on the eyes through long retail shifts.
- Pillar 04
Role-Based Design
3Role viewsOwner, manager and cashier each get a focused, secure workspace.
Each role sees exactly what it needs.
Tokens
Design System
A cohesive dark visual language that keeps every kiosk, dashboard and POS screen sharp and consistent.
5Colors
6Type sizes
5Spacing
8Icons
4Breakpoints
Color palette5
Typography6
Heading
Space Grotesk 800 · 32px
Subheading
Inter 500 · 20px
Body text for product listings, collections, and guides.
Inter 400 · 16px
Caption labels
Inter 400 · 14px
Small helper text
Inter 400 · 12px
Bold heading
Space Grotesk 700 · 18px
Components4
Add to cart Wishlist
Organic In stockHeirloom
⏎
DefaultHoverActiveOff
Spacing scale5
XS4px
SM8px
MD16px
LG24px
XL32px
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