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When using self-checkout systems, the interests of retailers are not always the same as those of their customers. Retailers need to reduce the risk of shrink, while customers want to pay as quickly as possible. And one usually comes at the expense of the other. In response to this phenomenon, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions developed self-checkout systems that aim to…

In the highly competitive POS software market, GK was able to significantly expand its market position and achieved second place behind market leader NCR Voyix. RBR Data Services’ study Global POS Software 2024 expects a growing demand for new solutions. However, more and more retail companies rely on proprietary solutions.

Self-checkout technology continues to grow in the retail sector. According to the latest report from RBR Data Services, now part of Datos Insights, more than 217,000 self-checkout devices were delivered worldwide last year.

Despite the growing number of competitors in the market for POS hardware, the largest global vendors HP, NCR, Toshiba and also Diebold Nixdorf were able to defend their market shares steady in 2022, with NCR even growing by two percentage points.

According to the latest report by RBR Data Services, now part of Datos Insights, nearly 200,000 self-checkout devices were shipped worldwide last year. By 2028, the analysts expect the number of global installations to exceed 1.9 million. NCR remains the largest player in the market with one-third of the shipments – and even increased its market share by one percentage…

After slumping in the previous year, the global market für POS hardware grew by 18 per cent in 2021, reports market research firm RBR. In the highly fragmented market, HP remains the strongest supplier. Challengers, especially from China and Taiwan are also gaining ground in Europe.

The market for self-checkout systems is growing by 11 percent worldwide, according to market research company RBR. Biggest growth driver is the Asia-Pacific region. NCR remains the undisputed market leader, but Chinese vendors are catching up.

Currently, retailers offer their customers the opportunity to scan items while shopping in over 46,000 stores worldwide. By 2027, this number will more than triple, according to the latest study of British market research company Retail Banking Research (RBR).

Ernsting's Family plans to equip its 1,850 stores with iPads on which employees can find goods for customers in other stores and reorder them online. The textile retailer developed its ‘endless shelf’ app with CaperWhite. Lodata supplies the shops with the hardware including special scanners from Newland.

Retailers prefer to use GK Software for new POS software installations globally. If restaurants, hotels and petrol stations are also taken into account, NCR is at the top of the list of new software installations globally. In the field of POS hardware, HP has worked its way to the top of worldwide installations, according to new study from RBR. The…