More recently the Amazon Go system, which was unveiled towards the end of 2016 in their Seattle Headquarters store in the US, uses a network of cameras, sensors and weight pads to enable a consumer to pick up any items and exit the store without any need for barcode scanning or interaction with a payment system. Other forms of SCO technologies are available, with new approaches being developed all the time, including the use of RFID. This also provides the option for the consumer to pay for their items anywhere in the store via their mobile device. Mobile Scan and Go Systems: the third main variant in use now, and one that has only recently begun to be offered by retailers, is similar to the Scan and Go system described above except that instead of using a scan device provided by the retailer, the consumer uses their own mobile device, utilising a bespoke App provided by the retailer (or a third party), and the camera functionality built into the device, to scan and record products they wish to purchase. At the end of the shopping journey, the user is then required to go to a fixed point and dock their scan device in a terminal, which then processes the transaction and takes payment from the consumer. Scan and Go Systems: this is where the consumer is provided with a ‘scan device by the retailer which can be used while shopping to scan the barcodes of items they wish to purchase. The consumer can then pay for their items either with cash or by some form of payment card. While there is now a wide range of types of SCO technology available, there are essentially three main forms:įixed self-scan machines or robots: this is where the consumer brings their chosen products to a fixed point in the store and proceeds to scan them either using the barcodes present on the items or by choosing the item type from a list of possible options provided by the machine displayed on an interactive screen. What is the difference between inventory record accuracy and shrink?.How is Inventory Record Accuracy measured?.Are the value of markdowns included in the Food Waste (loss) number?.How is Food Waste defined and measured in retail?.How can RFID reduce losses and improve loss prevention?.What are the future use cases for RFID in retail?.What are the business benefits of RFID in retail?.Why do self-checkouts create retail loss?.

How many retailers are using each type of self-checkout?.

Why do retailers offer shoppers self-checkouts?.

How can retailers prevent retail losses at fixed self-checkouts?.

How can retailers prevent retail losses with Mobile Scan and Go self-checkouts?.

What is the scale of losses at fixed self-checkouts?.

How do self-checkouts create retail loss?.

What is Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS)?.

Don’t the industry surveys show what causes of shrink or shrinkage are?.

What’s the problem with using this term?.

What is the definition of shrink or shrinkage?.

Should retailers still use this term to describe their losses?.

So, is shrink or shrinkage really just measuring unknown stock loss?.

Why does the industry still use the terms shrink or shrinkage?.

What is meant by the term shrink or shrinkage?.

How is it different to other ways of measuring Retail Loss?.

What are the types of loss in the Total Retail Loss Typology?.

What are the benefits of adopting Total Retail Loss?.What do I need to think about to introduce Total Retail Loss?.What are the barriers to adopting Total Retail Loss?.

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