MONEY
SMARTtill is equally designed to provide higher
accountability for cashiers, improving accuracy and reducing the risk of mistakes or fraud - any losses can be pinpointed to an exact time. The potential benefits to Tesco, of managing cash and monitoring its handling, are evident. The retail payments space is becoming ever more
complex, and a heated technology battle is taking place. In terms of digital transactions, it remains to be seen whether contactless, NFC or mobile wallets will win, or whether they will all have to coexist. But one thing is for sure: if the technology is affordable to the retailer, and if it offers a clear and genuine benefit to the consumer, then adoption will grow. In the meantime, retailer experimentation will be the norm.
CASE STUDY - FAIRFIELD STORES F
airfield Stores is leading the independent convenience store sector in its roll out of an
integrated PayPoint and electronic point-of-sale (EPoS) system. A partnership of three technology specialists in
the convenience retail sector recently detailed the first EPoS deployment using the point-of-sale integration tool from payments provider PayPoint, called PPoS. The integrated system is the first to be supplied
to Fairfield Stores, one of its independent clients. Fairfield Stores in the centre of Bath has successfully rolled out the combined system from SPEDI, Norcon and AURES Technologies UK (formerly J2 Retail Systems) to streamline its business and improve customer service. Yellow PayPoint terminals are a familiar sight across convenience and news retail, where they are used for
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utility and other bill payments. Today, PayPoint services are also available through the ‘virtual terminal’ PPoS integrates its payment services directly into the retailer’s own EPoS system. As one of the first independent stores to deploy
this combined system, Fairfield Stores is now using new integration designed by its EPoS software provider, SPEDI, installed by its systems partner, Norcon Limited, and accessed via the J2 touchscreen terminals supplied by AURES. David Mendus, SPEDI managing director,
explained: “We felt PPoS integration was important, as our aim has always been to help customers run better and more profitable businesses. PayPoint’s new PPoS technology enables us to achieve this aim, as it offers the retailer a number of benefits including faster transactions, easier reconciliation and greater customer convenience.” Wayne Graves, Norcon sales director, said: “By
integrating its terminal with EPoS hardware and software providers such as Norcon Computers and our software partner SPEDI, PayPoint is enabling independent retailers to benefit from the same significant advantages of its PPoS system that multiples and members of symbol groups enjoy.” Norcon has deployed the new system on PC-
based J2 615 touchscreen terminals. “The J2 615 is the ideal hardware platform to run this new solution,” added Graves. “It’s a very cost-effective model and has all the attributes required for our new EPoS solution.” Hari Lohano, owner of Fairfield Stores,
commented: “My customers can now do their PayPoint transactions at any of our counter tills when they pay for their groceries, rather than have to go to a different counter to use PayPoint. It’s much quicker
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