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New research points to sustained growth of self-checkout

March 18, 2013

New research from the Mercator Advisory Group points to a "sustained increase in demand" for self-checkout terminals from both consumers and retailers.

The report also highlights the benefits, detriments and opportunities associated with the deployment of self-checkout terminals and which merchants have the most to gain by adopting them.

"The benefit of self-checkout terminals to both merchants and consumers has led to a rapid increase in the number of such terminals," said Dave Kaminsky, senior analyst at Mercator Advisory Group and author of the report. "The technology is young, still growing and improving quickly. That growth, paired with the developments in the payments ecosystem surrounding it, will lead to sustained increase in demand over the next few years."

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