| Retail is a cutthroat industry as the | | | | advent of 'Shop and Drop' services, the need |
| survival of companies depends on success | | | | to print delivery notes and invoices at the |
| compared to competition. Retailers are | | | | same time has become key to retailers. |
| increasingly focussed on technology to | | | | Retailers are increasingly looking at vehicle |
| achieve a competitive edge. Printing is | | | | printing solutions that are easy to mount in |
| required in the retail environment from the | | | | a delivery van's or truck's cabin. |
| shop floor all the way to the distribution | | | | |
| centres and warehouses. Retailers should | | | | Other printer technologies retailers should |
| therefore pay attention to the specific | | | | keep an eye on are thermal printers. Thermal |
| printing applications in any given point in | | | | printers have become increasingly attractive |
| the supply chain. | | | | solutions to the retail market with the |
| | | | advent of RFID. However, the high cost of |
| Warehouse and Distribution Centre: | | | | RFID tags currently means that retailers will |
| | | | reap benefits from printing barcodes through |
| Warehouse and distribution centres require | | | | serial and line matrix printers. Thermal |
| printers that are highly reliable, robust and | | | | printers have become widely used on filling |
| can cost effectively print high volumes of | | | | pumps, information kiosks and point of sale |
| documentation day after day without | | | | systems. TallyGenicom expects to launch its |
| disruptions. Printers ideally suited for this | | | | thermal printing solutions later on this |
| environment are line and serial matrix | | | | year. |
| printers. Not only are these types of | | | | |
| printers robust, serial and line printers are | | | | The proliferation of printing applications |
| capable of continuous print all day long, day | | | | available for the retail market has lead to |
| in, day out. They offer a high level of | | | | it becoming extremely important that |
| reliability with an incredibly long working | | | | retailers spend time with their chosen vendor |
| life. Capable of printing up to 1,800 lines | | | | to discuss their specific. |
| per minute, the serial and line matrix | | | | |
| printers can be used for printing materials | | | | About TallyGenicom |
| such as barcodes, dispatch notes and | | | | |
| invoices. This accounts for massive savings | | | | TallyGenicom is one of the largest companies |
| in terms of capital equipment, running costs, | | | | in the world focused exclusively on supplying |
| reliability and time spent with user | | | | computer printers, supplies and service to |
| intervention. | | | | commercial and industrial users. All |
| | | | TallyGenicom products are designed and |
| Office Printing: | | | | manufactured to perform critical, |
| | | | business-specific printing tasks in |
| Office printing in the retail environment is | | | | industries such as healthcare, |
| similar to corporate printing requirements. | | | | transportation, manufacturing, warehousing |
| Retailers who are thinking about implementing | | | | and retail. Major international corporations |
| printer solutions for the office should be | | | | such as Wal-Mart, American Airlines, Tesco, |
| looking at printers that provide high quality | | | | Daimler Chrysler, Blockbuster and Volkswagen |
| output in full colour. Retailers should also | | | | use TallyGenicom printers because of their |
| make sure the printers they look to implement | | | | customized design, rugged construction, |
| come network ready. Colour and mono laser | | | | proven reliability and durability. |
| printers will help retailers to print | | | | |
| promotional and meeting material effectively, | | | | TallyGenicom world-wide headquarters are in |
| thus reducing printing costs, just like | | | | the United States in Chantilly, VA near |
| impact and serial matrix printers. | | | | Washington, D.C. Its European headquarters |
| | | | are in Ulm, Germany. In Europe the firm has |
| Vehicle Printing: | | | | operations in Paris, Vienna, Milan and |
| | | | Basingstoke in the UK. Asian operations are |
| With today's retail environment being ever | | | | located in Singapore and Jiangmen, China. The |
| changing, retailers offer a variety of 'Shop | | | | company markets Tally, Genicom and |
| and Drop' services, vehicle printing has | | | | TallyGenicom products worldwide. |
| become increasingly important. With the | | | | |