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Self-Scan Freedom

Shoppers at Portugal’s largest food retailer can now take control of the checkout process by scanning and later paying for products themselves, with new mobile self-scanning units.  Wincor Nixdorf’s innovative TPiSHOP solution has been deployed in fifteen Sonae stores. 
 
 
Customers identify themselves with a customer loyalty card at the entrance of the store, take a mobile scanning device and scan their goods while they shop. At the checkout purchases no longer need to be taken out of the shopping trolley.
 
 

Wincor Nixdorf’s innovative TPiSHOP solution

Wincor Nixdorf’s innovative TPiSHOP solution


 
 
With its “Compre & Siga” (Buy & Go) service, the Portuguese retailer has been able to reduce traditional checkout lanes on those stores by approximately 20 percent, relieving sales personnel of routine tasks to provide greater service. It has also been able to increase shopper throughput during crucial peak shopping hours.
 
At its supermarkets and hypermarkets, which operates under the Continente brand, Sonae provides up to 100 mobile self-scanners to their customers, and at their smaller stores about thirty.
 
The stores are also equipped with PayTower systems from Wincor Nixdorf for cash and non-cash payments, thus creating a fully convenient, fast and self-managed shopping trip.
 
 

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Usability Workshop @ KEX 2012

Handspiel
What can self-service terminals learn from the success of the iPad? The Usability Expert Workshop will explore ways of developing self-service solutions capable of inspiring the same fanatical reaction as Apple’s iconic product. On the 7th of March this year, hundreds of people were out on the streets, waiting to be amongst the first to get their hands on the latest iPad iteration. They had camped out all night with their thermoses in the freezing cold. Why are so many people willing to do this in front of every Apple store, but not for a new check-in terminal at the airport, train station, or shopping mall? What’s behind the buzz, and how can we encourage a similar reaction to self-service solutions? Through expert contributions and together with you, we will seek to answer these questions and explore future ways to get there. KIOSK EUROPE and Handspiel will present the Usability Expert Workshop as part of KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2012, which runs from 12-13 June. The Usability Workshop will take place on Wednesday, 13th June from 10:30-13:30. Numbers are limited, so secure your place now by booking online at www.kioskeurope-expo.com

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