Weighing Equipment For Retail And Market Trade
Selling by weight is a trust transaction. The customer wants to see the number, the shop wants the price calculated without argument, and the back office wants a label the checkout can read. This page covers the counter, the prepack room and the head that drives them.
What Goes Wrong In This Industry
- Queues slowed by handwritten labels and mental arithmetic
- Labels the checkout scanner will not read
- Counter scales failing after a season of wet produce handling
- No customer facing display, so every sale starts with a discussion
What Buyers Actually Need
- Price computing with a clear customer side display
- Label or ticket printing that matches the checkout system
- Housings that tolerate produce, ice and daily wiping
- Models that can be supplied with the retailer's own branding
Products That Suit This Industry
TM Series Barcode Label Printing Scale
Label printing retail scale with Ethernet, USB and 126 shortcut keys, 6 kg to 30 kg.
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806 Printing Price Computing Scale
Counter printing scale with a 44 key keypad and 38 memory unit prices.
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ACS-A Price Computing Scale
Green LED price computing counter scale, 3 kg to 35 kg, packed four per carton.
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ACS-A10 Price Computing Scale
Price computing counter scale with three display options, 3 kg to 35 kg.
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KP Price Computing Weighing Indicator
Price computing head with a 20 key keypad for counter and market scales.
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XK3190-A12 Weighing Indicator
High resolution indicator with anti-vibration software for platform and floor scales.
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Where Weighing Happens On Site
Service counter
A price computing scale weighs loose product and shows weight, unit price and total to both sides of the counter.
Prepack room
A barcode label printing scale produces retail labels for product going onto the shelf.
Market stall
A portable hanging scale or waterproof bench scale handles produce and catch weight in the open.
Wholesale sale
A printing scale issues a ticket for each transaction by weight.
How We Specify For This Industry
Decide what leaves the counter
Nothing, a ticket, or a barcode label. This single answer selects the scale family.
Check the label format
Send a sample label and barcode symbology so compatibility is confirmed before the order.
Match the environment
Dry counters can use plastic housings; wet produce and fish counters need a sealed stainless model.
Confirm approval
Where the scale is used for trade, confirm the approval required in the destination market.
Delivery Capability
- Customised printing and logo work accepted on retail models
- Delivery normally under 15 days
- Mixed containers of counter scales, hanging scales and household scales
- Carton and container loading figures published for freight costing
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How To Choose A Weighing Indicator
Indicators are bought by part number and regretted by function. Decide what the head has to do on site first, then check it can drive your cells.
Retail And Market Trade Questions
Will the printed label scan at our checkout?
Send a sample label and the barcode symbology your checkout expects with the enquiry. We confirm compatibility with the label printing model before the order is placed.
Can we brand the scales?
Customised print and logo work is accepted on retail and household models. Artwork and quantity are agreed at quotation stage.
Which scale suits a fish or produce counter?
A sealed stainless steel model such as the S29 or T28 rather than a plastic counter scale, because the counter is wet all day and gets cleaned every evening.
Do you supply the price computing head separately?
Yes. Price computing indicators are catalogue items if you already have platforms in service.
Specify Weighing For Retail And Market Trade
Send the weighing points on your site and the conditions around them. We will map the right products against each one.