2008 RETAIL AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT PLANNING 2008 MARKET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE VOLUME 03: POS TERMINALS/WORKSTATIONS

Abstract

VDC is pleased to announce the release of its POS Terminals/Workstations report, Volume 3 of its 2008 Retail Automation Equipment Planning Service. The report analyzes the global consumption and expected purchases of point-of-sale (POS) equipment. Further, the report provides the following for each vertical market segment: typical retail respondent profiles/demographics, planned equipment expenditures, purchase decision criteria, vendor satisfaction ratings, analysis of shipments by distribution channel, buyer decision making positions, and preferred vendors.

Research Highlights

In 2007, the global market for POS terminals surpassed $3.3 billion, with unit shipments exceeding 1.7 million. VDC anticipates that revenue shipments for POS terminals will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6%, reaching $4.1 billion by 2012. In terms of unit shipments, the global market is expected to grow at 7.8% (CAGR) annually through 2012, when unit volumes will approach 2.5 million

Report Scope

POS Terminals/Workstations

Display Technologies

• Touch Screens
  • - Resistive
  • - Capacitive
  • - Other
• Non-Touch Screens
  • - LCD
  • - CRT

Retail Automation/POS Equipment

• Electronic Article Surveillance
• Electronic Shelf Labels
• POS Terminals/Workstations
• Self Check-out Stations
• Payment/Transaction Terminals
• POS Receipt Printers
• Handheld POS Scanners
• Stationary POS Scanners
• Radio Frequency Identification
• Mobile Computing Devices
• Retail-Based Kiosks

Vertical Markets

• General merchandise
• Health and personal care
• Grocery
• Gasoline/Convenience Stores
• Specialty Stores
• Hospitality

Distribution Channels

• Direct-to-End User: sales of retail automation/POS equipment that pass directly from the hardware manufacturer to the end user;
• Private Label Partner: sales of retail automation/POS equipment that pass from the hardware manufacturers to a private label account;
• Two-Tier Distributor: indirect sales of retail automation/POS equipment through low value-adding channels;
• Value-Added Reseller/Systems Integrator: indirect sales of retail automation/POS equipment through moderate- and highvalue adding channels; and
• Other: sales of retail automation/POS equipment through non-traditional channels, examples include integrated software vendors (ISVs), E-commerce, and non-AIDC channels.

Geographic Regions

• Americas (North, South, Central/Latin)
• EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
• Asia-Pacific