HP brings it to the Sales Floor

The HP Slate 2 (RRP from $899), complete with the new wraparound POS case (price TBA).

Hewlett-Packard has announced the arrival of a new point-of-sale (POS) system for retailers, designed to create a more dynamic sales environment on the shopfloor.

As part of a suite of new products that were released today (including barcode scanners and video wall displays), HP launched the HP Retail Mobile POS Solution, which is designed to work with the HP Slate 2 tablet.

Building on the functionality and portability of the traditional tablet, the HP Retail Mobile POS case is a solid wraparound casing that adds a barcode reader and magnetic strip reader (for swiping credit cards or loyal cards) to the Slate 2.

The casing effectively turns the tablet into a mobile checkout, allowing staff to process sales anywhere on the sales floor by scanning a product’s barcode and then finalising the sale with a credit card payment.

Source: Current (Australia)

Square hits 1M merchants

Mobile POS darling Square keeps hitting milestones.

The company's official Twitter account announced yesterday that 1 million merchants had signed up for its point of sale solution. Company CEO Jack Dorsey put that number in persepective on his Twitter feed:
"To put that in perspective: there are only 8 million merchants who accept credit cards in the US. @Square has added 1 million."

There was no response from Dorsey on how many of those merchant accounts are actually active, but he said recently that Square is processing $11 million per day in transactions.

Source: Mobile Payments Today

Point of sale goes interactive on iPad with Show & Tell from LightSpeed

MONTREAL, QC, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - LightSpeed, makers of award-winning retail technology for the iGeneration, today launched LightSpeed for iPad, retail's first truly interactive customer-experience platform. LightSpeed for iPad allows retailers to offer a next-level personalized selling experience combined with inventory scanning, wireless payments and the powerful retail workflows of LightSpeed, all on the world's most popular tablet.

More than just POS, LightSpeed for iPad is an interactive sales tool that elevates the shopping experience. A novel and captivating Show & Tell feature allows sales reps to use the iPad to share expanded product details and up to five zoomed images on a stylish curtained backdrop. The iPad's vivid high-resolution display lets customers and salespeople alike view detailed images of store inventory that is not close at hand, whether it's apparel, hard goods or large items where the increased size of the image provides important detail. Transactions can be completed with a few taps and a credit card swipe, all right on the iPad.

"Show & Tell really changes the game for brick-and-mortar retailers because they can use this interactive sales tool to involve the customer in product selection and purchase, all within a sleek user interface on iPad," said Dax Dasilva, founder and CEO of LightSpeed. "In this highly competitive age, customer experience is paramount. Show & Tell elevates the sales experience for both the retailer and the consumer."

Source: PR Newswire

Breakfast carts with POS terminals show up on Xiamen streets

Recently, photos of breakfast carts with POS terminals on Xiamen streets quickly became an internet sensation and sparked much discussion.

Customers can buy their breakfasts from these Zaolong breakfast carts by swiping their credit cards or bank cards. These Zaolong breakfast carts are mainly seen in Youdian Guangtong Building, Wucun Bus Station and Huang Ze He Wucun shop.

Some netizens said it’s very convenient because they won’t need to prepare change every time while some argue that it’s much faster to give the vendor cash than to go through the time-consuming process of taking out your card, swiping it, enter the password, and then sign your name. They suggest an e-tong card would be more time-saving.

Source: What's On Xiamen

After Spring Tryouts, Digital POS iPad Lifts Off in Fall at LIFT

Located on the waterfront of picturesque Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, just minutes from Vancouver’s financial district, LIFT’s architectural design is as elegant as it is stunning: sweeping, panoramic views of the North Shore Mountains, Coal Harbour, Burrard Inlet, Stanley Park, and the downtown Vancouver skyline; a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows that “vanishes” in the summer; an illuminated, honey-colored onyx bar; and an oceanfront rooftop patio that overlooks the mountains, harbor, and park.  The casual elegant (business casual) restaurant is known for its West Coast hospitality, signature “whet” plates (which tourismvancouver.com says “are defined as ‘a small quantity taken to create appetite for more’”), and award-winning list of sustainably-produced wines, and, more recently, as the first fine dining restaurant in Vancouver to have a digital POS iPad.

Source: Aptito