Is it the Point of Sale?

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Written by: Samantha Noble, Marketing Manager Point of sale, Point of purchase, POS, cash register, checkout, till, cash wrap – the names are endless. All these are surely synonyms, but do they really mean the same thing? I would argue that each of these names have a slightly different connotation. To me, a point of [...]

IBM Makes Customer Checkout Faster, Easier, Smarter

 ARMONK, NEW YORK, November 4, 2011 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced retail technology that allows stores to offer targeted third-party products and services to consumers at checkout, and add future services with close to “plug-and-play” simplicity.  Essentially, retailers will have a quick and easy way to extend the traditional point-of-sale aisle to a revenue-generating [...]

Self-Checkouts: Out before they are in? Point of Sale Blog

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In a hurried panic, you rush out of work at 5, just in time to stop at the grocery store before your dinner party at 6. You forgot chocolate chips for the desert you have committed to baking. Kroger is on your route home, so you run in, grab the missing ingredient, and dash for [...]