Business Settings

Business Settings is where you configure how your storefront operates, from branding and localisation to order handling, notifications, and inventory. These options help you fine-tune the customer experience and manage your business more efficiently.

Each setting is organised into a tab to keep things structured and easy to navigate.

Appearance & Media

This section controls how your storefront looks and how it's presented to customers.

• Storefront URL: Set your custom subdomain (e.g. yourstore.typemenu.com)
• Enable Storefront: Toggle visibility on or off (e.g. during setup or maintenance)
• Show Location Name: Display your location name on the storefront header
• Media Assets: Upload your logo, hero image, and favicon
• SEO & Scripts: Add a meta description and keywords to improve search engine visibility

Localisation

These settings control how your storefront handles regional preferences.

• Country: Choose your business location
• Currency: Set your primary currency
• Language: Select your storefront language (e.g. English UK)
• Timezone: Controls the time used for orders and scheduled settings
• Date Format / Time Format: Customise how times and dates appear to customers

Ordering & Delivery

This section defines how orders are taken and managed.

Order Completion Times

Set estimated prep time in minutes for:

• Collection Orders
• Delivery Orders

Ordering Settings

• Enable Delivery / Collection: Choose which options are available
• Allow Guest Checkout: Let customers place orders without an account

Order Processing

• Auto Accept Orders: Orders are automatically marked as accepted
• Require Payment Confirmation on Cash Orders: Manually confirm before completing

Inventory

Enable and manage tools for stock and pricing control.

• Enable SKU Tracking: Assign SKUs for barcode scanning and product lookup
• Enable Barcodes: Link scannable barcodes to products
• Enable Cost Tracking: Input costs for margin/profit reporting
• Enable Weight Tracking: Track weights for delivery pricing or logistics

Notifications

Manage which emails are sent to your team and your customers.

General Email Notifications

• Enable Email Notifications: Turns on/off email alerts platform-wide

Business Notifications

• New Orders: Notify your team when an order is placed
• Order Status Change: Get notified when an order progresses (e.g. from preparing to ready)
• Payment Status Change: Optional notification when payment status updates

Customer Notifications

• Order Confirmation: Sends an email to the customer after they place an order
• Order Ready / Out for Delivery: Optional alert to inform customers when their order is dispatched or ready for collection