Also, stores can use Unipower's software with Symbol scanners to record stock quantities, pick goods and manage stock levels. The MyWebGrocer Internet Shopping Solution is an Internet- based shopping solution designed specifically for the retail grocery industry. This solution allows the traditional supermarket to offer its inventory to customers via the Internet. Consumers can shop the aisles of their local supermarket from their computer with orders routed directly to the store. As consumers move to embrace the Internet for retail goods, bar code scanners become increasingly important for retailers and e-tailers.
Recent studies show that deploying bar code scanners in the home increases customer retention.
Symbol's CS 2000 solution addresses this need by making home grocery shopping easier. Multiple members of the family can easily use Symbol's CS 2000 bar code scanner, and it saves time in ordering, which is an added benefit to using the scanner to buy groceries on-line. About Symbol Technologies Symbol Technologies, Inc., winner of the 1999 National Medal of Technology, is a global leader in wireless and Internet-based mobile data transaction systems and services. Symbol provides its customers unique value with innovative solutions utilizing application-specific information appliances, data and voice wireless networks, and bar code and data capture scanning. Symbol and its global network of business partners provide LAN and WAN mobility solutions from the enterprise to e-commerce for industries including retail, transportation and distribution logistics, manufacturing, parcel and postal delivery, healthcare, education, and hospitality.