Shoppers have at hand instant data on what they are buying before they pay. The store captures valuable information on buying habits improving loyalty and customer service. Online The Internet, the PC and the credit card have converged to create critical mass for e-commerce. Anyone with a web connection. Shoppers make up electronic grocery lists by scanning products in the pantry, refrigerator and medicine cabinet with innovative Symbol laser scanning products such as CS 2000 scanner and the Palm Pilot-based SPT 1500.
Orders upload to a PC and transmit via the Internet or a modem to a store or fulfillment center.
CyberPen from Symbol is a handsome A. T. Cross writing instrument with a smart wand scanner built in. To order, swipe the scanner over the bar code next to the catalog item, place the pen in the CyberWell to upload your choices to an Internet shopping-cart application then just wait for delivery to your doorstep. At the store or warehouse, retailers add incremental sales by downloading orders to mobile computing devices such as the Symbol Portable Shopping System, the WSS 1000 wearable computer or the pocket-sized SPT 1500. Mobile computing solutions automate picking and maintain inventory control. All Rights Reserved.