Win-win Situation with Automated Checkout

Reequipping the POS (Glossary)  Area.

The upward trend continues: An ever-increasing number of retail companies are equipping their checkout lanes with customized automated checkout solutions. According to a study by Retail Banking Research (RBR), the number of self-service systems (Glossary)  in retailing will triple by 2012.

Do It Yourself.

In fact, the installed base of systems in Western Europe grew by 50% in 2009 compared to the previous year. According to a study by VISA, the credit card company, 22% of all retailers in the region will have deployed self-service technology by 2012. For consumers, scanning and paying for products by themselves will someday be as common as withdrawing cash from ATMs.