Hemel Hempstead, 15 August 2002. Lloydspharmacy is installing Epson TM-H6000II point of sale printers as a key element in a new EPoS solution, currently being rolled out to its 1,300 high street and health centre stores in the UK. Part of the Pan-European Gehe Group, the highly successful company selected the versatile printers to deliver faster printing, enhanced print quality and the opportunity to include high resolution graphics and promotional messages on its receipts.

The high-speed TM-H6000II printers, which have been installed in 250 Lloyds pharmacies so far, complement NSB’s ‘ObjectPoS’ software, while their wide-slip capability, enables Lloydspharmacy to print other important documents at the till, such as customer account statements.

“Our existing EPoS system used dot matrix till printers,” explained Roy Maddison, Head of Systems Delivery at Lloydspharmacy. “We envisaged that till receipts for the new system would be longer because we proposed to include promotional or marketing messages. As a result, dot matrix printers would be too slow. Additionally, they wouldn’t give us the flexibility to introduce new features, including high-resolution graphics such as the Lloydspharmacy logo or barcodes. We therefore decided to invest in Epson TM-H6000II thermal printers to ensure the speed, print quality and the potential for future enhancements.

“With the Epson TM-H6000II, printing receipts and credit/debit slips take a couple of seconds at the most, while routine procedures such as replacing till roll, are also extremely quick and easy. As a result, customer waiting times have been significantly reduced. Overall, in terms of cost and performance, the Epson printer has already been an excellent investment.”

Lloydspharmacy’s new EPoS solution, with integrated EFT, is part of the company’s ongoing programme of investment in its IT systems, including handheld devices for improved inventory management, an enhanced communications network and validation software, enabling the company to tighten its security procedures. Each store is polled nightly by Lloyds’ Coventry Head Office, in order to provide management with high-quality information on which to base decisions.

Epson
Established for over 30 years as the world's premier printer manufacturer, Epson has the widest range of PoS printers and touchscreen solutions in the world, each designed to be the best in its class, and built to meet quality and performance criteria that set the industry standard.

Epson's best of breed thermal, inkjet and impact printers for the point of sale have long been the choice of major retailers in the UK and overseas. The company has also been at the forefront of innovations such as 2-colour receipts, single insertion cheque printing and drop-in paper load.

Together with its channel and system partners, Epson offers system solutions for all retail and hospitality environments. The company's range of fully integrated touchscreen terminals includes the powerful Intelligent Register (IR) and SR-600.

For further details, please contact David Ormerod, Epson Retail Technology Division (RTD), Campus 100, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 7TJ. Tel: 01442 227318
Email: dormerod@epson.co.uk
Web: www.pos.epson.co.uk

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