KMART

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K-MART

• The Impact of Information Technology in the Sales
  Department

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A Brief History
More than 100 years ago Sebastian Spering
Kresge opened a modest store named Kresge which
sold everything for five to ten cents. These low
prices allowed him to expand his business. It
wasnt until 1962 though that Kresge became known
as Kmart discount store. Since then more and
more stores have been appearing everywhere.
S.S.Kresge Corporation also changed its name to
Kmart Corporation in 1977. Kmart is now a 40
billion company that serves more than 2100 stores
and supercenters. Kmart is located in the United
States along with the Caribbean Islands and Asia
Pacific.
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Information Technology and Kmart

Sales
Past
Present
Future
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Past
Slow Electronic Cash Registrars
No scanners
Calculators
Ledgers
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Present
Purchase of Bluelight.com E-commerce
Starting of Self-Service Checkouts
Point of Sale Systems
Credit Card Processing Systems
Electronic Scanners
Interactive Voice Response System - Pharmacy
Online Prescription Refills
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Future Plans
Implement state of art scanners
Speedier check out process
Faster cash registers
Touch screen systems
Internet-enabled IBM point of sale systems
features advanced technology multimedia and
internet capabilities
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Future Plans Cont
Increased implementation of self-service
checkouts -
Quick purchases and customers see price as
merchandise is scanned
Quick payment options credit cards cash ATM
cards
Bluelighting scanners Used during busy
periods at checkouts for faster service and
efficient process
Online shopping E-business
Portable Data Terminals