A study by the Boston Consulting Group shows that 30 per cent of data-driven companies will be able to increase their turnover by more than ten per cent by the end of 2024. In comparison, only 13 per cent of the companies who are not yet data-driven will achieve this increase in turnover.
In retail, (mobile) data will play a major role in numerous topics that will be important in 2024: from omnichannel possibilities and in-store experiences to personalised offers and payment options at the POS.
DENSO WAVE EUROPE offers a wide range of mobile computers and Auto-ID solutions for the retail sector, but also for logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare. The products enable companies to master the new challenges of 2024 and benefit from modern data collection.
RFID for optimised payment processes in retail
Data-driven and personalised shopping experiences will increase in 2024 and gradually become the norm. The use of RFID can make all the difference. RFID technology is a further development of the classic barcode and accelerates the exchange of information through the use of radio waves.
With the robust and permanently mountable UR20, DENSO offers an RFID reader that is ideally suited for modern payment methods such as self-checkout systems. Smooth integration into existing checkout systems is quick and easy. To avoid reading RFID tags at neighbouring checkouts, the communication range of the UR20 can be freely adjusted depending on the environment.
The RFID reader also offers a modern advantage for traditional checkouts: it can eliminate queues as it can scan several products at once instead of having to scan each product individually. As the positive in-store shopping experience will be one of the main aspects of retail in 2024, retailers can clearly benefit from the UR20.
Correct inventories, shopping experience, sustainability – how are they connected?
Another topic that will continue to play a major role in 2024 is sustainability. In retail, inventory accuracy has a direct impact on how sustainably a company can operate. More accurate inventories lead to correct stock levels, which helps employees to better advise and serve customers – and that in turn ensures a positive shopping experience. It all comes together perfectly.
DENSO’s SP1 RFID scanner with autopilot plays a key role in speeding up inventories and making them error-free. With 1,000 tags per second and a reading distance of up to 13 metres, the scanner offers the world’s best reading performance. Depending on the situation, the reading mode of the SP1 adapts automatically: first, the highly sensitive tags are scanned and then the difficult tags. The scanner thus achieves a time saving of 50 per cent. And fast, automated processes will be decisive for competitiveness in 2024.
Digitalisation in the healthcare sector will still be a challenge in 2024
Another important sector that will face ongoing challenges in 2024 is the healthcare sector. The pandemic has already digitalised numerous processes, but digitalisation in hospitals, practices, and other healthcare facilities remains a mammoth task. For this reason, DENSO has developed a special scanner for the healthcare sector.
The features of the patent-pending SC1-QB offer major advantages over other mobile data collection devices, especially in hospitals. The smooth surface of the scanner ensures that no microbes or pathogens can hide. Openings such as crevices, cracks or screw holes simply do not exist. This makes the scanner easy to clean and suitable for daily contact with chemical disinfectants for antibacterial cleaning.
This video shows the design of the SC1-QB and how it is the ideal companion in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The scanner can be used, for example, for mobile ward rounds, in connection with the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) or for the sterile supply unit. Important work processes can be simplified thanks to the scanner.
As the inventor of the QR Code, the optimisation of work processes has always been an important concern for DENSO. Masahiro Hara invented the QR Code for DENSO WAVE in 1994. In 2024, the QR Code will be celebrating its 30th anniversary – and DENSO is delighted to be able to make a major contribution to digitalisation worldwide with this important invention. Today and in the future.
