Report Highlights
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The total global market for retail technologies at the storefront, including point-of-sale terminals, electronic fund transfer point-of-sale terminals, self-checkout terminals, and mobile self-scanners, is estimated at nearly $7 billion in 2010 and is expected to reach $9.5 billion in 2015, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%.
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Self-checkout systems will experience the most dramatic growth over the forecast period. This sector is valued at nearly $483 million in 2010 and is expected to grow at a 17.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach $1.1 billion in 2015.
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Mobile self-scanners will also experience robust growth, increasing from $54 million in 2010 to $119 million in 2015, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.9%.
INTRODUCTION
This study describes and analyzes existing and emerging retail store technologies at a global level. The report encompasses a broad range of technologies found in the checkout point of the store, which include point of sale (POS), self-checkout systems, and electronic fund transfer point of sale (EFT-POS), and mobile scanners also known as mobile shopping devices.
- Provides an overview of the retail technology industry, including the various factors and trends that affect the industry from the perspective of technology vendors, retailers, and customers
- Contains global forecasts and market trend analyses for the point-of-sale, self-checkout systems and electronic fund transfer point-of-sale systems industries, mobile self-scanners/shopping devices as well as a qualitative section on emerging technologies
- Analysis of market trends, citing data for 2009, estimates for 2010, and 5-year forecasts, including 5-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs), through 2015
- Considers the market by geography, that is, North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific (including Australia, Japan, and New Zealand), and Latin/South America (including Mexico) as well as by retail verticals (e.g., grocery, drug stores) and also contains qualitative pricing and technology analyses
- An overview of the changing retail technology industry and a comprehensive analysis of the customer-facing technologies at the checkout location
- Forecasting the market in terms of sales and revenues for the point-of-sale terminal, self-checkout system, mobile self-scanners, and electronic fund transfer point-of-sale terminal industries by geography and retail verticals
- Trends and factors that will have the greatest impact on these industries
- Market force analysis for new and emerging technologies in the retail technology market at the point of sale
- Identify and evaluate the impact of economic, business, demographic, technological, legal/regulatory, and other factors that will drive the future market for each of these new technologies
- Competitive and market share analysis of the key players in these industries
- Point-of-sale terminals
- Electronic fund transfer point-of-sale terminals
- Self-checkout terminals
- Mobile self-scanners
- Executive summary
- Overview
- Market forces: Drivers and impediments (factors that will influence the long-term development of the market)
- Industry challenges and concerns
- Technology analysis
- Pricing analysis
- Geographic analysis and market sizes by geography and retail verticals
- Industry structure and market shares
- Company profiles
- Technology vendors, distributors, and retailers
- System integrators, resellers, and consultants
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