New Device Lets You Scan While You Shop
From The Free Lance-Star, May 2,
2009
By Cathy Jett
Trudy Martin likes to save time by using the self-checkout machine when
she shops at the Super Giant at Harrison Crossing.
So the Orange County resident jumped at the chance to
use one of the store's new personal, hand-held scanners last Friday.
"I like that it gives you a running total so you know
how much you're spending," said Martin, who was scanning and bagging
items as she shopped. "You can tell instantly how it's going to ring
up."
Landover, Md.-based Giant Food introduced the purple and
gray Scan It! devices in its Rockville, Md., stores last spring.
They're now in about 50 Giant stores, including the one in Harrison
Crossing in Spotsylvania County and those in the Doc Stone Commons and
Town & Country shopping centers in Stafford County.
The hand-held scanners tap into tech-savvy consumers'
familiarity with cell phones and other wireless devices, and save time
by eliminating the need to ring up and re-bag groceries, according to
creator Modiv Media.
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