Market Trends of United States Grocery and Pharmacy Point of Sale (POS) Terminal Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the US Grocery & Pharmacy Point of Sale Terminal Market according to our research experts:
Hardware Segment Account for a Significant Share
- Hardware components include standalone POS terminals (transaction enablement units) and an integrated POS system with additional transactional capabilities. While much legacy hardware has traditionally been modular, the introduction of All-In-One units has enabled the market deployment of fixed units and portable POS tablets with built-in payment terminals, scanners, and printers.
- Over the years, the hardware of the POS system has been developed and modified to ensure safe transactions and portability. Also, to safeguard payment gateways, POS suppliers have expanded their expenditures on end-to-end encryption technology, which will assist in creating consumer confidence and drive product demand. Additionally, multipurpose software connected with a POS system would provide the end-user with secure payment, employee information storage, and customer data analysis, the second most common payment method, followed by cash payment.
- Due to security threats, most new hardware designed for the market is centered on facilitating smoother transactions.However, the forced separation caused by the pandemic has accelerated the development of contactless payments with dedicated authentication features. The addition of cameras and fingerprint sensors forces larger form sizes, but this is offset by industry developments allowing facturers to go smaller in the pursuit of micro-electronics.
- Over the years, the hardware of the POS system has been developed and modified to ensure safe transactions and portability. Also, to safeguard payment gateways, POS suppliers have expanded their expenditures on end-to-end encryption technology, which will assist in creating consumer confidence and drive product demand. Additionally, multipurpose software connected with a POS system would provide the end-user with secure payment, employee information storage, and customer data analysis.
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The Growing Trend of Retail Automation will Surge the Demand for Advanced Digital Solutions
- Retail grocers have adopted POS terminals to attract more customers. These devices help to speed up the customer shopping experience by making the checkout process faster and easier. Several major retail brands have installed mobile POS terminals in their stores to provide customers with an easy shopping experience. Supermarkets increasingly use POS terminals to automate employee, inventory, and customer management.
- The self-service trend in supermarkets in the United States has allowed owners to keep their stores open in the absence of cashiers. Retailers are also gradually implementing non-contact payment technology in the ongoing COVID-19 to prevent the virus spread. The increased use of smart cards and mobile wallets in North America will boost industry revenue.
- Retailers are employing mobile POS software programs to remotely access their establishments and reduce the factors contributing to decreased revenues, owing to the non-availability of staff. This gives the owners frequent updates on the work done within retail locations. It also makes it possible to track and organize the products in both physical and online marketplaces. Market leaders have introduced retail POS terminal software compatible with NFC and EMV compliance, enabling customers to make payments more quickly and securely.
- Increasing retail sale will support the growth of POS terminal in teh forecast time frame. For instance, accrding to US Census Bureau, the monthly grosery sales in December 2021 was USD 71.845 million compared to USD 63.171 million in January 2021.
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