Are manual inventory management processes slowing you down, causing errors, and costing you sales?
This doesn't have to be your reality.
Imagine a world where you can accurately track every item in your store with a simple scan, update stock levels in real time, and streamline order fulfillment — all from the palm of your hand. That's the power of a mobile barcode scanner.
With this tool, you can say goodbye to the headaches of inaccurate data, time-consuming manual tasks, and lost sales due to stockouts.
But how can you find the best mobile barcode scanner for your store?
This post walks through the four top choices for mobile barcode scanners for inventory management. For each, we’ll discuss features, integrations, and pricing.
A mobile barcode scanner is a game-changer for inventory management in your grocery store. This handheld device allows you to instantly scan and capture product information, automating manual data entry and creating fewer errors. Integrating a mobile barcode scanner into your inventory management processes changes how you track, order, and manage your stock.
Some key benefits of using a mobile barcode scanner include:
Now that you know some of their advantages, let's explore some top options for mobile barcode scanners that can help manage inventory in your grocery store. These scanners each come with different features, integrations, and pricing options. Looking at the differences will help you choose the best option for your store.
The Zebra Mobile Inventory Device from IT Retail is a rugged, user-friendly solution featuring an Android-based system. It offers real-time barcode capture, stock updates, and a long Wi-Fi range for seamless connectivity throughout your store.
The device integrates seamlessly with IT Retail's other inventory management tools, including quick product edits, purchase order generation, flexible receiving options, inventory counting solutions, and back-office inventory management and reporting analytics. IT Retail also provides low-stock reports to help you make informed reordering decisions for your store.
Check out the build and price tool to create a custom quote for your perfect IT Retail solution, including the Zebra Mobile Inventory Device.
The Scanner by Lightspeed is an inventory management tool that turns any iOS or Android device into a barcode scanner. It offers stock lookup, order fulfillment, inventory counts, purchase order creation, and stock transfers between locations.
It also integrates with the Lightspeed Retail X-Series POS system. It has user-level permissions so you can set specific access for your team and improve inventory accuracy across your stores and warehouses.
You can download Scanner for free from the Apple and Google Play Stores.
However, while all Scanner features are available for Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) customers, there’s an additional fee for all other users.
The KORONA POS Ticket Scanner is a reliable and efficient tool that streamlines the ticketing admissions process. Its speedy and accurate scanning capabilities enable both handheld and mounted scanning, making it versatile for various setups.
The scanner also offers real-time inventory counts and updates, making sure you always have an accurate view of your stock levels.
For pricing information, contact KORONA directly for a tailored quote based on your mobile barcode scanner needs.
The Samsung SCANDIT is a scanning solution that can scan multiple barcodes and types of barcodes at once. The scanner also offers smart features like batch scanning and AR overlays to optimize scanning processes.
Samsung has flexible integration options for the SCANDIT scanner, including pre-built components, no-code apps, and fully flexible APIs. This scanner cannot integrate with a full POS solution from Samsung, limiting your options if your needs evolve down the road.
Contact Samsung directly for pricing information on the Samsung SCANDIT scanner.
These four options are all strong tools for mobile barcode scanners that might be able to meet your inventory management needs.
However, to optimize your processes, you need a barcode scanner that automatically integrates with your point of sale system and meets your unique needs as an independent grocery retailer.
IT Retail offers all the tools and features in a single point of sale and inventory management suite. Our solutions let you seamlessly integrate your mobile barcode scanner with your POS system, enabling real-time inventory updates, streamlined order fulfillment, and accurate stock tracking to manage your inventory effectively, reduce shrinkage, and improve overall efficiency.
Don't settle for a standalone barcode scanner or a generic POS system. Schedule a demo of IT Retail today to optimize your inventory management processes and grow your business.