The customer
is in control

 

Self-Scanning for an efficient in-store customer experience.

 

 

 

Overview

Independent shopping via smartphone or handheld scanner

 

GK’s self-scanning was developed to provide retailers with additional options to personalize the customer experience. With self-scanning, customers have the power to create their own shopping experience.

Self-scanning by GK is a comprehensive solution package that enables customers to perform scanning and payment processes independently. The entire customer journey can be adapted to the retailer’s requirements, which in turn opens up numerous possibilities for greater efficiency in business processes.

Self-scanning by GK

Shopping in the blink of an eye

 

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Self-scanning by GK is a fully integrated solution package consisting of a customer application for scanning items using a handheld scanner industry device or the customer’s smartphone. The self-scanning functionality is an integral part of the leading retail platform GK CLOUD4RETAIL. Numerous retailers are already using GK’s self-scanning solutions to make in-store processes more efficient and significantly improve customer and employee satisfaction.

Advantages of self-scanning by GK

A Symbiosis of Customer Experience and Efficiency

 

GK’s seamless backend integration and store edge services ensure that customers receive additional item information about their purchase directly to their device in real time. In addition, GK’s store associate app is coupled with the self-scanning app so that store associates can be alerted to customer inquiries and engage with them on the sales floor.

The offline capability of the system is an absolute added value for large sales areas. Scanning and registration also work without a network connection. Item entry works even without an Internet connection.

Native App + SDK

Native App + SDK

Industrial Device and Wall Device Manager

Industrial Device and Wall Device Manager

Offline Basket Support

Offline Basket Support

Various Mobile Payment Options + Self-Checkout Option

Various Mobile Payment Options + Self-Checkout Option

Digital Receipt

Digital Receipt

Registered and Anonymous Customer Support

Registered and Anonymous Customer Support

Store Assistant Functions

Store Assistant Functions

Loyalty & Couponing

Loyalty & Couponing

Personalized Offers

Personalized Offers

Business Impact

Create your own self-scanning strategy

 

Define your own self-scanning strategy. With GK you are flexible in the design. The integration of the solution into existing applications and payment systems gives you maximum freedom to differentiate yourself from the competition.

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Drive Efficiency

More efficient processes on the shop floor and in the payment process

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Meaningful Customer Interaction

Tailored promotions in real time, right at the point of purchase

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Valuable Service

Customers benefit from personalized product recommendations, fast advice and more autonomy when shopping.

 

 

Our vision is to make self-scanning an indispensable part of the shopping experience, because self-scanning by GK goes far beyond just making shopping easier. Self-scanning by GK is a holistic and seamless shopping experience for consumers.

Through further integration with GK Engage, consumers receive personalized offers delivered in real time to handheld scanners or smartphones. Based on current and past shopping behavior, personalized offers can be made to provide the best possible shopping experience.

Customer Experience

6 good reasons for self-scanning

 

According to the RBR report „Mobile self-scanning and checkout-free 2022“ (PDF), the mobile self-scanning market is expected to grow strongly by an average of 20% over the next six years. Self-scanning offers retailers the opportunity to deliver a high-quality shopping experience to customers despite increasing staff shortages.

 

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Convenience: Self-scanning devices are easy to use

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Consumers save time because they can check out at any time

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Consumers enjoy seamless shopping experience up to integrated payment option

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Real-time overview of the current contents and value of the shopping cart

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Advanced item information and details are transparent to the consumer, such as ingredients, similar items, etc.

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GK self-scanning is an integral part of our platform GK CLOUD4RETAIL

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What our customers say

“Our experience with GK has always been fantastic and I’m very pleased with the results we’ve seen using TransAction+. GK has made it incredibly easy for us to adapt our business processes to new and future market conditions, providing responsive and adaptable payment capabilities that support great customer experiences in our stores. With GK, we have true partners who know our business and care about our success.”
Brandon Aho
Director of IT Application Services, Savers | Value Village
“GK AIR Personalization is the perfect basis for the successful implementation of our entire personalization strategy across all sales channels. In addition to personalizing our online shop, it also includes telephone orders via our call center or our smart TV app. We are currently evaluating use cases for marketing automation and dynamic pricing – we are looking forward to the results of applying these innovative technologies.”
Manuel Marchese
Executive Vice President Digital Transformation, Technology & BI at1-2-3.tv
"We were completely won over by the results of GK AIR Dynamic Pricing, so we decided to use the AI solution in the long term. By quickly adjusting prices, we can compensate for fluctuations in demand or rising commodity prices. At the same time, we are able to increase gross profit and margin through intelligent pricing."
Oliver Schepers
General Manager at Popken Fashion Group
“GK is our reliable technology partner for the store. It has accompanied our expansion into more than 30 countries and our efforts to provide the best customer service, a modern shopper approach, and efficient processes with high innovative power, comprehensive know-how, and competent project teams.”
Lidl Enterprise Management
"Our price management has been very successful with GK Artificial Intelligence for Retail AG and we have decided to pursue this partnership over the long term. We have been impressed with the intelligence behind the pricing solution and the professional support on the part of the GK AIR project team."
Tim Blümel
Director of Sales at 11teamsports
“GK has delivered on schedule. The results were better than expected.”
David Cohn
CIO Shoprite Group
"We chose GK AIR Personalization as our personalization solution because it achieved the best results in our A/B/C tests compared to the other competitors. For us, good consulting and support was also important. During the PoC, we were encouraged that GK was the right partner for us."
Holger Stary
Director Digital Technology at HSE
“GK Software delivered a fantastic, truly omnichannel POS solution. We’ve had a great start to a long-term relationship with a valuable partner.”
Rob Wilson
CTO at Smyths Toys

 

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