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Cigarette Retailing Technology and Forthcoming UK Legislation

   

We are pleased to announce our newest partner HARTING Systems.  HARTING is a German company that has over 15 years experience in marketing tobacco product displays.

 

Over those 15 years, HARTING have become market leaders in the provision of cigarette storage and dispensers for grocery stores and forecourts.

More than 30,000 systems are installed in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Scandinavia. In recent years their patented technology has been particularly successful in the Irish Republic.

HARTING technology provides considerable loss prevention benefits.

w  Cigarettes are stored in closed reinforced cabinets at the point-of-sale.

w  Procedures enforce strict control of stock movement from storage vault to POS for refilling.

w  Refilling is reduced to once per day.

w  Reduce the risk of theft by employees.

w  Every sale is linked to EPOS and offers full control of tobacco inventory.

w  Helps to ensure no underage sales.

 

HARTING Systems = Flexibility

 

Harting offer new ways of selling tobacco in the light of any forthcoming display ban, if the UK becomes what is known as a “dark market.”

Systems will ensure compliance with changes to UK tobacco legislation.

The SMOKYTHEK ™ is designed to be installed under the sales counter.

TOWERLINE SHOP™ can be installed behind the member of staff instead of the shelving.

Both systems can be built into your standard store furniture with stocks of cigarettes (loaded to an established planogram) invisible to both staff and shoppers.  They can be configured according to sales volumes.  

TOWERLINE SHOP™

      ( The Towerline storage/dispenser unit

        will be housed invisibly in the store fixtures

        in the case of a Tobacco Display Ban. )

SMOKYTHEK™

 

(Product is stored below the counter and dispensed into the tray)              

 

The sales counter is equipped with an illuminated keypad showing all the brands according to the planogram. 

Consumers cannot see the screen thus there is no display ban infringement.

When the sales person selects the product requested by a shopper, the keypad communicates wirelessly with the storage unit.

Cigarettes will be dispensed close to the sales assistant, who no longer has to pick the pack from the storage shelf.  This will allow staff to maintain eye contact with the shopper.  There will be a reduction in kiosk operator labour through deployment of such displaying/vending systems.

 Reasons to Consider Harting
 

w  Prepare for forthcoming cigarette Display Ban

w  Comply with legislation

w  Harting automated dispensers

 
 

w  Automated Point-of-Sale Operation –

  Staff operated

w  Faster Service: Reduced Staffing hours

 

w  Make losses virtually Impossible

w  2 sets of integrated statistics plus

    print out functions 

w  Prevent Under Age sales

 

w  Ensure correct Stock Rotation

w  First in – First out

w  Eliminate sales of stale tobacco

 

w  EPOS inventory control

w  Monitor sales achievement

w  Guarantee availability

w  Eliminate shrinkage 

Statistics can be used for

w  Internal control purposes (cross-check with cash till)

w  Refilling the inventory

w  Re-ordering processes

 

Please let us know how we can take a first step towards giving you an appreciation of the systems and a start on planning for the forthcoming regulation. 

For more details contact us at: info@losspreventionUK.com or call 01480 210 908