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A Comparative Analysis of Retail Checkout Environments

This white paper presents a total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis of IBM's point-ofsale (POS) solutions and PC cash drawer (PCCD) solutions running on IBM PC platforms in the United States and Europe to uncover the actual costs associated with both systems over their lifetime of use. The goal of this white paper is to help retailers understand the differences in total costs between POS and PCCD checkout systems as they evaluate future purchases.

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Zomato’s mission statement is “better food for more people.” Since our inception in 2010, we have grown tremendously, both in scope and scale - and emerged as India’s most trusted brand during the pandemic, along with being one of the largest hyperlocal delivery networks in the country. Today, Zomato represents a wide range of cultures through its diversified 5000+ team members, 3.5 lakh+ delivery partners, and our biggest collective of the finest restaurant partners. We are grateful that our business is able to provide upward social and economic movement for millions of households – of our delivery partners, as well as restaurant staff. We think of all of us as one big family! Our passion is driven by purpose and we take immense pride in our initiative ‘Feeding India’, one of India’s largest not-for-profits working to ensure that nobody in India goes to bed hungry. As of now, Feeding India provides over 150,000 nutritious meals to the underprivileged every day. In April 2020,

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