The Global Market for Stationary Point of Sale Scanners

Inside This Report:

This research analyzes the key strategic issues, trends and market drivers for stationary point of sale (SPOS) scanners. VDC Research continues its industry standard market analysis, monitoring current levels and five year forecasts of revenues and unit shipments, with full breakdowns by geographies, technologies, markets and more. This year's report adds in-depth coverage of self-checkout (SCO), including sizing and forecasting the installed base and shipments of SCO units by region and form factor. We offer comprehensive discussion of multiple technology and market trends and profile numerous independent software vendors driving this. VDC's 2024 SPOS report also sheds light on significant new product development from every major hardware vendor. VDC analyzes developments in bioptic, single-plane and presentation scanners, plus related technologies including artificial intelligence, machine vision, RFID for POS, and more. Profiles of leading and emerging hardware and software vendors are included. This report delivers comprehensive news and analysis of the worldwide stationary point of sale industry.

What Questions are Addressed?

• What is the size of the stationary POS scanner market today? How fast will the SPOS market grow, in 2025 and for the next 5 years?
• What is the size and growth of self-checkout? How does this vary by region and form factor? What new SCO solutions and technologies are emerging, including those using non-SPOS technologies that pose potential "outside threats"?
• What retailer requirements and customer preferences are driving the retail industry and impacting their SPOS solutions? How are SPOS solution providers responding and where are they directing their R&D resources? How are artificial intelligence and machine vision delivering loss prevention, and improving checkout with better produce recognition, plus faster and frictionless commerce?
• How are vendors performing? Overall revenues? By region? By technology and form factor? What are the portfolios, product development and most significant activities of the leading vendors?

Who Should Read this Report?

This annual research program has been carefully designed for senior decision makers at barcode technology and solution provider companies, including individual in the following roles:

• Marketing: Product Management, Directors of Research, Strategy and Marketing Communications
• Sales, Business Development and Channel Development
• CEO and other C-level positions
• Corporate development and M&A
• Senior management of leading retailers

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