Tesco has a programme of innovation and development, updating and extending its stores to offer the best possible shopping environment. Part of this is to ensure that shopping at Tesco is as enjoyable and as easy as possible, including paying for your purchases. To ensure improved efficiency and customer service at the checkout, Tesco installed the Axiohm A756, the revolutionary hybrid printer designed specifically for the point-of-sale market.
EFTPOS
The development of EFTPOS in the Retail area has been reflected within the financial and banking sectors, allowing retailers to transfer money from the customers bank account or credit card automatically. This brings increased purchasing freedom for shoppers whilst providing retailers with increased opportunities for sales, with the two main developments being the debit card and 'cashback' facility, at the point of sale. The smooth and almost silent thermal printing of the A756 at 18lps provides receipts quickly and efficiently.
The A756 has reformed the supermarket point of sale market, with its thermal receipt and impact slip printing technologies. The development of IT in the shopping or retail market has been matched with the financial and banking sector, resulting in new developments of methods of payment, the simplest of these being the function of cheque printing by the checkout printer, based upon information used to produce the receipt. The slipcheque printing facility prints at 4 LPS, accepts multi-part forms or tickets, with a reliability of 15 million lines. Its ergonomic design of the impact station offers efficient printing, on its flat slip table, within a compact footprint.
The thermal receipt station incorporates Axiohm's Clamshell paper loading, ensuring minimal delays at the point of sale, the printhead is guaranteed for 36 million lines without need for servicing, the most reliable in the industry again ensuring maximum throughput of customers. The paper low/out sensor ensures that rolls can be swapped at the optimum moment, to eradicate delays due to reloading.
The key to this application was the ongoing commitment of Tesco to improved customer service, throughout the store and the function of the A756 at the supermarket point of sale checkout is to provide a quick, efficient method of payment, ensuring that the transaction is completed smoothly and effectively for both parties.
Produced with the permission of Siemens Nixdorf Retail and Tesco.
