08/03/2010

By Scott Thompson

JD Sports Fashion has rolled out 1,300 Datalogic Skorpio handheld terminals throughout its stores.

There were a number of factors that influenced the decision to introduce the solution, notes Shaun Armstrong, IT projects manager at JD Sports Fashion, which is seeing such benefits as improved accuracy and efficiency.

"The green spot confirmation of successful scanning meant that there was no interruption to continual scanning activity, the ergonomic design of the unit was key and the trust that we had in Datalogic and Ensign to deliver a solution that continues to meet our business requirements both at store and in the warehouse environment."

"The accuracy/efficiency that we have seen, particularly in preparation for sales and stock takes have resulted in freeing up staff resources to spend more time on the shopfloor and further ensure that the customer receives the best possible experience and most accurate information available," he adds. "We are constantly developing the functionality that the Skorpio device allows us to deliver. Basically, if we can cut down on the time spent away from the shopfloor or doing what was traditionally paper based or labour intensive administration work then our internal development team will write a solution for the activity and deploy it via the Skorpio."

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