Grocery Retail Point-of-Sale solutions designed to deliver market-leading point-of-sale capabilities for the best possible customer experience

1. Grocery Retail Point-of-Sale solutions designed to deliver market-leading
point-of-sale capabilities for the best possible customer experience
IBM SurePOS 700 Solutions
for Grocers
“ Grocers are adding
more technology and
functionality at the
POS, and integrating
new store applications.
These new tools are
designed to provide a
better checkout experi­
ence, better cashier pro­
ductivity and expanded
services to shoppers”
Grocery retailers face an increasingly Delivers ultimate performance
demanding marketplace where the by extending the cashier’s capabilities Overview
point-of-sale has become much more at POS with new functionality and
than scan and take cash. Grocers are tools that enhance the consumer ■ Objective
adding more technology and functional­ experience—while helping to maintain Simultaneously increase revenue,
ity at the POS, and integrating new the fastest possible checkout in high reduce operational costs and
store applications. These new tools are volume situations. The new SurePOS create a superior customer
experience
designed to provide a better checkout 700 delivers the latest POS technolo­
experience, better cashier productivity gies, combined with a growing focus on ■ Benefits
and expanded services to shoppers. low power consumption and other Faster checkouts, remote manage­
Adding new features must happen eco-friendly features that meet both ment, scalable performance, easy
without slowing transaction times. Plus, business and country requirements. serviceability, specialized software
grocery retail POS systems must deliver from IBM and IBM business part­
ners, responsive technical support,
core reliability and a POS platform that Lowers total cost of ownership
lower total cost of ownership
provides ultimate performance, capac­ by shrinking costs and reducing the
ity, scalability and architecture to sup­ hassles of systems management. ■ Solution
port future capabilities. Proactive, automated management sys­ IBM SurePOS™ 700 Grocery
solutions, including the complete
tems access units remotely to monitor
family of IBM SurePOS 700 POS
The innovative SurePOS 700 Series is
systems, from IBM Retail Store
transforming grocery retail.
Solutions

2. the health of the POS and environmen­
tal variables. New design features such
as virtually tool-free front access for
servicing and replacement of compo­ Solution Components
nents, and Light-Path Management IBM SurePOS 700 Series, IBM SureMark™
with diagnostic lights that detect prob­ Printers, IBM SurePoint™ Displays, IBM 4690 © Copyright IBM Corporation 2007
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lems, help minimize technical support 4690 OS, IBM General Sales Application,
IBM Retail Store Solutions
costs. The results are higher up time IBM 4680-4690 Supermarket Application,
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Offers built in reliability through
October 2007
extensive testing and unique retail- IBM meets the challenge. IBM, the IBM logo, ibm.com, SurePoint,
hardened design features to meet the IBM understands grocery challenges SureMark and SurePOS are trademarks or
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operational demands of grocery. and has responded with the Machines in the United States, other countries
IBM builds in safeguards against data SurePOS 700, the world’s premier or both.
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viruses and tampering with embedded self-service solutions, including
IBM assumes no responsibility or liability for
security features; and against electrical IBM AnyPlace Kiosk™ and Self any use of the information contained herein.
outages with optional integrated Checkout systems, are revolutionizing Nothing in this document shall operate as an
backup power options Remote man­ express or implied license or indemnity under
the way people shop. the intellectual property rights of IBM or third
agement capability means systems can parties.
be updated without being taken off line. Rely on IBM experience. References in this publication to IBM products
or services do not imply that IBM intends to
IBM is a world-wide leader in retail make them available in all countries in which
Optimizes investment in POS POS. First to introduce the retail bar IBM operates. Copying or downloading the
through the ability to run current appli­ code system, IBM has more than images contained in this document is expressly
prohibited without the written consent of
cations and peripherals on the new 30 years of retail experience, including IBM. Any proposed use of claims in these
SurePOS 700, as well as an open plat­ more than two million POS installations materials outside of the United States must be
form that can work with many software reviewed by local IBM country counsel prior to
around the world—many of these top such use.
applications. New units can be added grocers using the SurePOS 700 family All statements regarding IBM’s future direction
and will coexist with systems already in to support their front end operations. and intent are subject to change or withdrawal
place. Flexible connectivity, a choice of without notice, and represent goals and
Technical support is available locally, as
objectives only.
integrated or distributed configurations well as Web-based, to keep stores The IBM home page on the Internet can be
and a selection of color-matched operating at peak productivity. found at ibm.com
peripherals allow retailers to configure a
POS solution to meet a particular need To learn more about how the
and budget, now and in the future. SurePOS 700 Series can empower
your grocery enterprise. Please contact
your local IBM representative or visit
ibm.com/products/retail
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