To succeed in your retail or restaurant business you need to choose out of the best barcode scanners and thermal printers

1. How to choose the best POS peripheral devices for your business
To succeed in your retail or restaurant business you need to choose out of the best barcode scanners and
thermal printers
Retail or any other quick-service business is all about timing. Your customers demand quicker services and
the faster the services you can deliver, more the customers you have in your business. Ensuring quality of
service or product and at the same time, completing transaction in the quickest possible time has always
been the challenge of the retail industry. The solution lies is using modern technology in the form of
computerised point of sale systems and proper peripheral devices like barcode scanners or thermal
printers.
Barcode scanners are used to scan barcode printed on items. The bar code as we all know carries all the
relevant information about the product including manufacturing details and batch details etc. Now
corresponding to the barcode of each product the retail store owner creates data in the POS system with
price and quantity. Now at the retail counter, the barcode of the product is read by the scanner and the
product is sold. Depending on the requirement of the store a retail store owner can opt for any one of
these different models of bar code scanners. There are pen type scanners, fixed or handheld scanners and
even video camera based scanners. If the store sells heavy good which are not so easy to place on the
counter top, it’s better to use a hand-held scanner; on the other hand, if the good sold are small in size
and can be easily moved over the counter, it’s better to sue one of those fixed barcode scanners.
Like the barcode reader, thermal printers are integral part of the business too. Instead of printing out on
big letter or A4 size paper that cost a fortune to print, thermal printers are actually made for retail outlets.
You can print invoices, sales receipt, kitchen instructions (if you are running a restaurant) delivery slip and
so many printed documents that you otherwise use small pieces of paper to write. Attached to the point
of sale, system a thermal printer can be very easily placed in any convenient place (these are not bulky
devices) in the store. Instead of sheets, thermal printers print on paper rolls specially made for these
purposes.
Both thermal printers and barcode readers are frequently used devices of in your store. Moreover, there
are the chances of multiple people handling of these devices and during rush hours, chances of
mishandling cannot be ruled out too. Buy the barcode scanner or the thermal-printer from a reputed
supplier. Compare the prices of different vendors and find out the after-sale support policies. The
company that you choose to buy from should have a good support policy. You can confirm the quality of
their support from the existing customers also. Make sure that you the components which are covered in
the warranty so that if needed you can easily replace these. Time and precision is necessary for your retail
business. So your POS supplier should also ensure that they deliver their services just in time so that your
business is not hampered
POS PLAZA
Level 8, 33 York Street, NSW, Sydney, Australia - 2000
Tel: 1300782023, Fax: 1300 79 44 02
E-mail: sales@sigmainfotech.com.au
URL: - http://www.posplaza.com.au