How to automate the trading process?

Question

Automation

Good day!
A relative opens an individual entrepreneur (retail trade in building materials), they asked me, as someone involved in IT, with the question: "How to automate?". Maybe someone saw some instructions, guides?
The first thing that comes to mind is "1C: Trade Management" (Retail?), but maybe there are some free or less expensive analogues, and if 1C, is it possible to deploy the system yourself without experience (courses? video tutorials?). Iron - a regular computer + barcode scanner, or maybe other options?
I would be grateful for any information!
PS Apparently, I did not put the question very well, namely, I did not specify what meaning was put into the word "automate". In fact, the automation of the actual trading process was meant. Keeping records of goods in the warehouse (arrival / departure / inventory), cashier work (barcode scanner, barcode stickers, etc.), loyalty program (bonuses, cards, discounts), various checks, invoices, etc. Probably something else..?
Accounting is not taken into account.

Answer 1

Elba
My business

Answer 2

To automate something, one would need to know the problem to be solved. So ask: What exactly needs to be automated? Just at random, "You're smart" sounds like "You're a programmer, so you can fix the coffee maker."
Make a list of problem situations as accurately as possible and then start thinking about automation.

Answer 3

1C: Retail (basic) - you can independently deal with the installation and configuration

Answer 4

Business Pack
www.pvision.ru/bp
Free program, you can keep a list of goods, issue a variety of documents. For individual entrepreneurs, only this program is often enough.
Or, as Elba indicated above, but this is a web service with a paid subscription, but it makes a lot of sense, especially for individual entrepreneurs without an accountant.

Answer 5

What exactly needs to be automated?
Sole proprietorship is just a form of ownership of a legal entity. faces. But the nature of the business is different.
Depending on the characteristics of the business, automation can be different :)
In some cases, for example, it's just CRM.