Kroger Store Deploys ‘Tunnel Scanner’ at Checkout

Publish Date: 
July 22, 2010

Kroger Co. has deployed a fully automated tunnel scanner at the checkout in a Kroger Marketplace store here, eliminating the need for manual scanning by cashiers or shoppers, reported Planet Retail.  Called Advantage Checkout, the tunnel scanner allows shoppers to place their items on a conveyor belt one at a time; the products are scanned while moving at high speed through the tunnel.
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