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Retail Checkout Technology ROI & TCO Calculator
Compare the potential return and total cost of ownership of cashier POS, self-checkout, mobile POS, smart carts and Scan & Go, on their own and combined, based on your own store assumptions.
About 10 minutes
What the calculator does
Compare five checkout options against today's cashier lanes over five years: cashier POS, self-checkout, mobile POS, smart carts and Scan & Go. In food service, it covers counter POS, self-order kiosks, mobile POS and mobile order & pay. It shows ROI, payback, NPV, total cost of ownership and cost per transaction for each option and for your combined mix, including better-together effects, with Cautious, Base and Favourable views.
Who it's for
- Retailers and food-service operators evaluating checkout investments
- Retail technology vendors building a business case with a retailer
- Investors and advisors testing commercial assumptions
What inputs you'll need
- Sales, transactions and basket size
- Gross margin
- Labour rates and opening hours
- Expected equipment, software and integration costs
- Your view of adoption and loss risk
How to read the results
Treat the results as a starting point for discussion, not a forecast. Check the Cautious to Favourable range: loss controls and adoption often decide the outcome for self-service options. Replace the defaults with your own figures wherever you can.
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