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Application Selection and Comparison
Quick Shoppers is a mobile application that will change the customer's experience in
stores and supermarkets. The proposed app will work by allowing the customer to scan barcodes
on products of their choice on the shelf before placing them in their shopping basket. Once the
user is done, they press “check out” button and the total cost of the goods picked is automatically
charged from the user’s account. The app is linked to the user’s credit or debit card and therefore
once the checkout button is clicked, the user is ready without having to queue again at the till to
pay. All stores willing to use the Quick shopper’s app will have the app linked to their database
to enable it to capture prices for different goods. The app will also be connected to the security
system of the store; this will help to ensure that all the goods are paid for before the customer
check out.
The app target residents of urban areas which in most of the time find themselves caught
up in long queues at the supermarkets and their favorite stores. Quick Shoppers will help to save
time spent at the stores by simply not queuing. The app will also target stores and supermarket
owners, with such an app, they will not require having many points of sales, as most customers
will be able to check themselves out (Grewal, Roggeveen,& Nordfält, 28). As such, it will help
the stores and supermarkets maximize on their profit by reducing the number of employees and
also serving many customers over a shorter period.
