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Virgin Retail Installs Symbol LS 9100 Scanners in Oxford Street Megastore

Overview By anybody's standards, the revamped Virgin Megastore in London's Oxford Street is an amazing experience in retailing. The computer system at the heart of the Virgin Megastore is ELVIS - EPOS Linked Virgin Information System - designed for the Virgin chain in 1991. ELVIS collects data from the store's 52 point-of-sale terminals for stock and sales reporting; provides instant information for customers on over 350,000 product lines, holds play list information for Virgin Megastore Radio (accessible by all stores simultaneously); and allows for electronic re-ordering from suppliers.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Symbol Technologies	File Format	HTML
Date Published	June 2004	Downloads	13
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications, Scanners - Digitizers

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