LS Retail · LS Central SaaS

LS Central SaaS launched in UAE & KSA — unified commerce on the Microsoft Dynamics cloud.

Head office · back office · POS terminals — the same cutting-edge Microsoft Dynamics cloud that runs Business Central. CAPEX→OPEX, auto-upgrades, AI & insights, security and reliability. Microsoft manages security, backups, database maintenance and the application — you focus on the business.

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About LS Central SaaS · Verbatim from novasoft.global

Run your retail business on the cloud version of LS Central.

Run your retail business on the Cloud version of LS Central, a Unified commerce solution for retail and hospitality. LS Central, Software as Service (SaaS) Version runs on Microsoft Dynamics cloud. The same cutting-edge cloud technology runs its most popular business application Business Central.

Head office, Back office, Point of Sale terminals & all related operations work online on Microsoft Dynamics cloud. Focus on your business and let Microsoft manage security issues, backups, database maintenance & management, and application.

Nine benefits · Verbatim from novasoft.global

Nine reasons to move to LS Central on the Microsoft Dynamics cloud.

1. From CAPEX to OPEX

You can fund IT Projects from your operations budget, which is one of the significant advantages of cloud computing.

2. Deployment

With the Cloud version of LS Central, it’s easy to configure, manage & scale your IT systems on demand — one of the significant advantages.

3. Stay up to date automatically

With the Cloud version of LS Central, you don’t have to worry about upgrades. As the systems run on Cloud, you will get all the latest updates and upgrades.

4. Agility

Cloud computing offers retailers more incredible skill and ability to compete, particularly with pure-play eCommerce rivals who have the edge over your legacy systems.

5. Personalized Customer Experience

LS Central collects massive amounts of valuable data on each customer. Integrated LS Insights Cloud-based business intelligence tool identifies customer sentiments, buying patterns, and brand loyalty — data points that can’t be measured highly relevant to the sales process.

6. Improved Multichannel Operations

Personalized interaction is a must with customers regardless of the channel. LS Central Cloud effectively integrates POS Sales, eCommerce sales & Conventional sales with operations such as inventory, shipping & the Financials.

7. Visibility

Better visibility to supply chain across the stores as every part of the business is on the Cloud, fewer stock-outs, optimized inventory levels, and enables retailers to capture real-time location data on inventory.

8. Improve Productivity

LS Central runs on Business Central, which easily integrates with other Microsoft Office 365 suite productivity tools like Outlook for communication, Power BI for data analytics, Power Automate for Automation, SharePoint for documentation, Teams for Collaboration, etc.

9. AI & Insights

Businesses can take advantage of all the services available in the Dynamics 365 intelligent cloud & features like LS Forecasting & LS Recommend.

Security and Reliability

Hosted in the Microsoft Dynamics cloud, the most reliable cloud computing infrastructure — your data is always secured.

Watch LS Central SaaS · Two LS Retail product films

See LS Central SaaS in motion.

Two short product films from LS Retail showing the unified-commerce platform. Click any thumbnail to play. Videos open from YouTube.

LS Central SaaS — unified commerce overview · click to play
LS Central SaaS — unified commerce overview
LS Central SaaS — retail and hospitality on the Microsoft cloud · click to play
LS Central SaaS — retail & hospitality on the Microsoft cloud
Microsoft 365 integrations · Out of the box

Five productivity integrations included by default.

LS Central runs on Business Central and shares the same identity model as your Microsoft 365 tenant. No middleware required.

Outlook for communication

Send LS Central documents (orders, invoices, statements) directly from Outlook. Customer email threads link back to the Business Central record for full audit trail.

Power BI for data analytics

Power BI semantic models on top of LS Central transactions — store sales, basket analysis, margin per SKU, stock-turn, promotion ROI — refreshed in seconds via Direct Lake on Microsoft Fabric.

Power Automate for automation

Power Automate flows for store-to-warehouse-to-finance approvals, exception alerts, end-of-day cash reconciliation and vendor invoice auto-matching.

SharePoint for documentation

Standard operating procedures, store-manager training material, vendor contracts and certifications stored against Business Central records on the same Microsoft tenant.

Teams for collaboration

Cross-team chat, file sharing and approvals on Microsoft Teams, with Business Central data deep-linked into Teams channels for store-manager and head-office collaboration.

AI & insights · Native to LS Central SaaS

Three AI capabilities that ship with LS Central on the cloud.

  • LS Forecast — AI demand forecasting at SKU-store-day granularity, feeding the LS Central replenishment engine directly. Tuned for fast-moving retail and hospitality cycles.
  • LS Recommend — cross-sell, up-sell and personalised offers based on basket composition, customer history and store context. Pushed back into the LS Central POS for in-store action.
  • LS Insights — cloud-based business intelligence tool that identifies customer sentiments, buying patterns and brand loyalty. Data points that can’t be measured manually but are highly relevant to the sales process.

Plus everything in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 intelligent cloud — Business Central AI, Copilot Studio agents and Microsoft Fabric data warehousing on the same tenant.

Verticals served · Retail + hospitality + beyond

Every Novasoft industry practice runs on LS Central SaaS.

The same LS Central SaaS tenant handles multi-format groups — retail + restaurants + distribution under one holding — with format-specific modules layered on top.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage — LS Central Hospitality on the cloud. Restaurant POS, KDS, recipe management, delivery aggregators.

Grocery & Retail

Grocery & Retail — LS Central unified POS for hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience and dark stores.

Fashion & Apparel

Fashion & Apparel — LS Central for Fashion with size-colour matrix, season master, sell-through analytics.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing — BC Manufacturing for discrete and process production with NOVAQC advanced quality.

Facility Management

Facility Management — IWMS, CAFM and FMS on Business Central. Twelve modules.

On-premise vs SaaS · Which fits your operation

Three honest differences between on-prem LS Central and SaaS.

  1. Funding model. SaaS is OPEX (monthly subscription); on-premise is CAPEX (perpetual licence + infrastructure investment). SaaS removes the up-front spend; on-premise gives you fixed long-term cost.
  2. Upgrade cadence. SaaS auto-updates to the latest LS Retail release wave on the LS Retail schedule. On-premise requires a planned upgrade project every 18–24 months, with associated test and cut-over effort.
  3. Infrastructure responsibility. SaaS runs on Microsoft Azure managed by Microsoft — security, backups, patching and disaster recovery are Microsoft’s responsibility. On-premise needs your own SQL Server, OS patching, backup management, DR plan and capacity sizing.

Talk to a Novasoft consultant if you’re considering a migration path from on-premise LS Central or another retail ERP to LS Central SaaS.

Consulting · Five services that pair with LS Central SaaS

Pair LS Central SaaS with Novasoft consulting.

Consulting hub

Consulting hub — all four services and the team credentials in one place.

Hub

Implementation

Implementation — LS Central SaaS deployment with planning, requirement analysis, cross-functional team and deployment-maintenance phases.

Implementation
FAQ · LS Central SaaS questions

Six honest answers about LS Central on the Microsoft Dynamics cloud.

What is LS Central SaaS?

LS Central SaaS is the Software-as-a-Service (cloud subscription) version of LS Central, a unified commerce solution for retail and hospitality. It runs on the Microsoft Dynamics cloud — the same infrastructure that hosts Business Central. Head office, back office, point-of-sale terminals and all related operations work online. Microsoft handles security, backups, database maintenance and application updates.

How is LS Central SaaS different from on-premise LS Central?

Three core differences. (1) Funding: SaaS is OPEX (monthly subscription) instead of CAPEX (perpetual licence + infrastructure). (2) Upgrades: SaaS auto-updates to the latest release; on-premise requires a planned upgrade project every 18–24 months. (3) Infrastructure: SaaS runs on Microsoft Azure managed by Microsoft; on-premise needs your own SQL Server, OS patching, backup and DR.

Which industries does LS Central SaaS serve?

Retail and hospitality verticals — grocery, fashion, F&B, CPG / distribution. The same SaaS tenant handles multi-format groups (retail + restaurants + distribution under one holding) with format-specific LS Central modules layered on top.

How does LS Central SaaS integrate with Microsoft 365?

LS Central runs on Business Central, which integrates natively with Microsoft 365 productivity tools — Outlook for communication, Power BI for data analytics, Power Automate for workflow automation, SharePoint for documentation, Teams for collaboration. No additional integration plumbing required.

What AI capabilities ship with LS Central SaaS?

LS Forecast — AI demand forecasting at SKU-store-day granularity. LS Recommend — cross-sell, up-sell and personalised offers. LS Insights — cloud BI on customer sentiment, buying patterns and brand loyalty. Plus all the Dynamics 365 intelligent cloud features and Novasoft Copilot Studio agents.

Where is LS Central SaaS data hosted?

On the Microsoft Dynamics cloud (Microsoft Azure) — the most reliable cloud computing infrastructure. Data residency follows Microsoft Azure region selection (UAE Central, Saudi Arabia, India, USA and others). Microsoft manages physical and infrastructure security; Novasoft configures tenant-level access policies, identity governance and audit logging.

Get in touch with us · Four offices, one team

One delivery team across UAE, KSA, India and the USA.

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Talk to an LS Retail Diamond Partner about moving to LS Central SaaS.

No sales deck. No SDR. A Novasoft consultant — not a sales person — will be in touch within one business day.

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Sources · Authority & partner references
  1. LS Retail — LS Central product documentation
  2. LS Retail Partner Directory — Novasoft (Diamond Partner, 5 consecutive years 2022–2026)
  3. Microsoft Partner — Solutions Partner for Business Applications
  4. Microsoft Learn India — Business Central documentation
  5. Novasoft Privacy Policy

Last reviewed May 2026.

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