Scanning Suggestions

Vendor cooperation

Once you are scanning, vendor product substitutions create added work for you

Work with suppliers to minimize substitutions where possible

With your permission, some vendors will put suggested retail prices on your products or shelves

To maintain scanning accuracy, vendors need to alert you to price changes before the items are on the shelf so your price book can be updated too.

Improve cashier efficiency and report quality

If your goal is to record every item individually...

Consider "locking out" sales on open Department Keys

Each item in your store will need to be sold with a UPC or PLU

Cashiers could write down the name of each item that needs attention (doesn't scan, price issue, tax issue, etc.)

PLUs can be used to track items without bar codes

Coffee (small, medium, large, refill)

Cappuccino (small, medium, large, refill)

Fountain (small, medium, large, refill, cup of ice)

Phone Cards, Ice, Fast Food, Rolls, Bagels, Newspapers

Consider shelf label pricing vs. item labels (like grocery stores)