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Mark Rogers, Retail Director for Roadchef, talks to The Week In Retail about the company’s decision to install EDGEpos in nin
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he EPoS journey for Spar in Roadchef has been a particularly important part of the business strategy. A temporary Epos platform was installed whilst Mark and the team looked at the different solutions in the market and tried to understand the different providers available to them, and what they were looking for. What really sped up the transition to EDGEpos was the introduction of Self-Checkout tills in other areas of the business, and the introduction of Electronic Shelf Edge Labels, which Henderson Technology adopted early on. “We needed to understand not only what we needed today, but also how we could future proof our business for tomorrow. This was a key factor in our decision. We needed to ensure that we were offering the right solution for our customers, and all our store colleagues,” says Mark.
EDGEPOS FEATURES “The features we could not live without are endless. One of the features for the stores teams is the Reduced to Clear printer and Handheld Unit. “This has removed a big task for them as previously they would have had to spend time working out what the reduction level and amount was. This of course flows through to the financial performance of the stores also and improves the store margins. “The ease of the tills is fantastic also. Our store teams really enjoy how simple the tills are to use. EDGEpos has removed
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