Calgary Co-op Installs Symbol's Portable Self-Checkout System.HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1997-- 'Scan-it-Yourself' Device Allows Shoppers to Reduce Time Spent in the Checkout Line Symbol Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBL SBL Society of Biblical Literature SBL Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE symbol) SBL Spamhaus Block List SBL Space-Based Laser SBL Securities Borrowing and Lending SBL Supreme Beings of Leisure (band) ) today announced that Calgary Co-op Calgary Co-Operative Association Limited (commonly referred to as Calgary CO-OP) is a retail Cooperative operating in Calgary, Alberta. History Opened in the 1940s as a food store operated by the United Farmers of Alberta in Calgary and eventually changing hands to the Alberta , a 15-store Calgary, Canada, retailer, is installing the Symbol Portable Shopping System(R), which lets customers scan bar-coded merchandise in the aisles as they shop, greatly reducing time spent in the checkout line. Calgary Co-op is piloting Symbol's highly acclaimed portable self-checkout shopping system in the Shawnessy store in Calgary. This is the first installation of the Portable Shopping System in Canada. Symbol's self-checkout system is also in use in 10 countries and more than 200 stores. "We believe this technology will offer our customers a fast, easy and convenient shopping option," said Ian Routledge, Calgary Co-op's Easy Shop project leader. "It will reduce the time customers spend in the checkout lines --- and we know that's the least pleasant part of shopping. The system also allows customers to know exactly how much they're spending." "We're pleased that Calgary Co-op is introducing the Portable Shopping System to Canadian grocery shoppers," said Tomo Razmilovic Tomo Razmilovic (born 31 May 1942) is a Croatian businessman. He is the former chief executive officer of Long Island, New York-based Symbol Technologies. Currently, the United States Government considers him a fugitive, with the United States Postal Inspection Service offering a , president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Symbol Technologies. "It's a technology that is revolutionizing the way people shop around the world and is a key strategic initiative for Symbol." How The System Works Upon entering the store, a shopper inserts an identification card to remove a bar code scanner A device specialized for reading bar codes and converting them into either the ASCII or EBCDIC digital character code. Pen scanners, also known as wand scanners, were the first type of bar code scanner developed in the 1970s. -- about the size of a telephone handset -- from an automatic dispenser rack . The lightweight scanner is equipped with three keys -- "plus," "minus" and "equals" -- as well as a visual display. As the shopper selects merchandise, he or she scans each item's bar code using the "plus" key and places the item in a cart. If a shopper decides against purchasing an item, it may be canceled by using the "minus" button to scan the bar code; its price is subtracted from the shopping total. The shopper can obtain a subtotal subtotal /sub·to·tal/ (sub-to´t'l) less than, but often almost, complete. of purchases by pressing the "equals" key at any time. When shopping is complete, the scanner is returned to the rack and the shopper advances to an express pay station. Customer information is available from Symbol at 1-800-SCAN-234 and at http://www.symbol.com. Symbol Technologies is the world leader in bar code-driven data transaction systems with more than 5 million scanners and hand-held computers installed. The company designs, manufactures and markets bar code scanning equipment, application-specific hand-held computers and radio frequency data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. products and systems that are used as strategic building blocks in solutions in retail, package and parcel delivery, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, health care and other industries. Photos available upon request. CONTACT: Doug Picker, Jack Powell Symbol Technologies Brodeur Porter Novelli (516) 738-4699 (914) 697-9711 picker@symbol.com jeanette_brown@brodeur.com or For financial information: Kenneth Jaeggi (516) 738-2400 |
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