With the new system, we will be able to get the customers out of the store before we close down. Covering power outages is only one advantage to the new system. The new registers will soon allow patrons to pay for their groceries with debit or credit cards in addition to cash and checks. The register tape will also provide a better description of products purchased. But in a couple of weeks, they will be up to speed.
Cashiers can now scan in the majority of coupons.
In the past, cashiers had to enter coupons by hand. Today more than 60 percent of coupons are bar-coded for scanning and that number is climbing rapidly. The construction of the new checkouts is better for customers and employees. Cashiers face the customers and the reach across the scanner is shorter, making for faster scanning and less physical strain. Customers were a little frustrated because the first day they had to wait a little while.