Case study
RTscan’s barcode scanner is applied in the smart self-shopping trolleys in the supermarket
—— —— A case from the USA
Retail is actually an industry that is changing day by day. However, ordinary shopping trolleys applied in supermarkets have been around for several decades. While up to now, we are still using ordinary shopping trolleys, which cause us a lot of inconvenience and inefficiency.
With the constant updating of retailers’ equipment, it has become inevitable and customary to digitize their business. Smart self-shopping trolleys using barcode scanners are already available in the market. These smart self-shopping trolleys can allow us to ensure saving time and high-efficient for self-service shopping.
The headache before investing smart self-shopping trolleys
The traditional shopping trolleys fail to bring real convenience to the shoppers for shopping, and there is not much improvement to the user experience.
It is confusing to manage the existing trolleys. Many users will put the trolley everywhere, which brings a lot of trouble to the retailers and increases the difficulty of trolley management. This case also easily causes the loss of a cart and unnecessary damage. In response to such a situation, retailers can only hire more staff to collect and manage trolleys.
There is also an electronic tag device to use for the traditional shopping trolleys. But the electronic tag has a certain risk. If the tag is lost, the trolley will be lost, or can not find the target to follow.
Low digitalization and inefficient shopping. The traditional shopping trolleys is a simple basket without any digital features. Shoppers must also queue up at the counter to pay the bills after selecting the goods. The increased task of the cashier inevitably leads to manual failures and unnecessary hassle. Traditional shopping trolleys fail to track any information about a shopper’s spending.
The benefits of smart self-shopping trolleys with barcode scanner
Real-time self-scanning barcode
Shoppers can place the bar code of goods in the scanning area, the bar code will be read as well as the goods are automatically added to a digital shopping list. Shoppers can enjoy fast shopping and self-tracking timely for goods information, such as price, amount, and other info.
Avoid queuing for checkout
Smart shopping trolleys allow solving checkout problems for retailers. After scanning via barcode scanner, shoppers can select to complete the payment without queuing at the checkout counter. This process not only saves shoppers time but also ensures the payment in a safe and confidential environment.
Quick access to goods information
Smart shopping trolleys can show shoppers the details of goods by bar code scanning, especially food series. For example, its screen can display food production details, prices, nutrients, ingredients, expiration dates, product reviews, and other information.
Real-time self-scanning barcode
Shoppers can place the bar code of goods in the scanning area, the bar code will be read as well as the goods are automatically added to a digital shopping list. Shoppers can enjoy fast shopping and self-tracking timely for goods information, such as price, amount, and other info.
Avoid queuing for checkout
Smart shopping trolleys allow solving checkout problems for retailers. After scanning via barcode scanner, shoppers can select to complete the payment without queuing at the checkout counter. This process not only saves shoppers time but also ensures the payment in a safe and confidential environment.
Quick access to goods information
Smart shopping trolleys can show shoppers the details of goods by bar code scanning, especially food series. For example, its screen can display food production details, prices, nutrients, ingredients, expiration dates, product reviews, and other information.
Promotion and additional revenue
The screens of smart shopping trolleys can be used to display recipe videos or advertising promotions. The smart shopping trolleys also allow retailers to earn additional profits, such as the retailers can work with some companies to promote their products on the screen.
Smart navigation for quick location
Smart shopping trolleys are equipped with a system that displays a map for guiding shopping. If a shopper is in a hurry, he can come to ask the navigation assistant of the shopping trolley, and then the screen will show a guided route, which is very effective to help shoppers find the goods they need.
Labor saving and avoid manual failure
Cashier tasks are further reduced as common barcodes and scanning technology take on the tasks of pricing and stock control. Supermarkets will not need many cashiers, which saves retailers a part of their costs. Manual failures and unnecessary repetitive tasks can be avoided by cashiers at checkout.
Promotion and additional revenue
The screens of smart shopping trolleys can be used to display recipe videos or advertising promotions. The smart shopping trolleys also allow retailers to earn additional profits, such as the retailers can work with some companies to promote their products on the screen.
Smart navigation for quick location
Smart shopping trolleys are equipped with a system that displays a map for guiding shopping. If a shopper is in a hurry, he can come to ask the navigation assistant of the shopping trolleys, and then the screen will show a guided route, which is very effective to help shoppers find the goods they need.
Labor saving and avoid manual failure
Cashier tasks are further reduced as common barcodes and scanning technology take on the tasks of pricing and stock control. Supermarkets will not need many cashiers, which saves retailers a part of their costs. Manual failures and unnecessary repetitive tasks can be avoided by cashiers at checkout.
How to use the smart self-shopping trolleys
The process of using smart self-shopping trolleys
- When shoppers move through the supermarket, they can put their goods in front of the barcode scanner, the commodity barcode can be read automatically. The small laptop will retrieve product-specific information and display this information on its screen, and then put it into the cart.
- When they intend to leave, the shopper scans their QR customer code again at a cashier station, where the transaction is verified and completed. The shopper can pay directly within an app using preloaded banking information, or they can provide a credit or debit card or cash.
- At the packing counter, the worker may see an indication that the shopper has paid, and in response, the worker may unlock the shopping trolleys to remove and pack the goods.
Those barcode scanners are ideal for self-shopping trolleys
Embedded barcode scanner RT830C
This barcode scanner has special design that can be embed under glass, this ensure dust-proof and rain-proof for both outdoor and indoor applications. This barcode scanner supports reading barcodes automatically with high stability.
Fixed-mount embedded barcode scanner RT830i
It’s an embedded barcode scanner design for all kinds of kiosks embedded use, it is suitable ticket terminals, turnstiles, lockers, queuing equipment, self-service inquiry terminals, and medical devices. It has the capacity to decode almost all types of 1D/2D bar codes
Self-service devices are becoming popular and commonly used for different kinds of applications and places like hospitals, airports, scenic spots, shopping malls, restaurants, banks, governments, etc.
Our RTscan barcode scanners like RT830 series, RT240, and RT214 scan engine are ideal for integrating into different kinds of self-service devices that request stable quality, automatic reading, and fast reading even in a dim illumination environment.
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Related Products:
—RT830C is design for all kinds of kiosks embedded use, it is suitable for ATMs, ticket terminals, turnstiles, lockers, queuing equipment, self-service inquiry terminals, and medical devices.
—The latest version of the fixed-mount type barcode scanner module in 2021. If you need a near but large field of view scan module, then you can choose this RT830i.
Use it to design/ customize your own scanner housing as you want. And we can customize this module’s PCB size, camera size, illumination…according to your requirements.
