Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores tracking sales: A brief report
Small food retail stores in many underserved urban settings keep no electronic records, making documentation of program impact on sales difficult to obtain. We examined the feasibility of introducing a point-of-sale tablet (POST) application to track sales of foods and beverages in Baltimore City co...
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| author | Emma C. Lewis Kaitlyn M. Harper Lisa K. Poirier Joel Gittelsohn |
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| description | Small food retail stores in many underserved urban settings keep no electronic records, making documentation of program impact on sales difficult to obtain. We examined the feasibility of introducing a point-of-sale tablet (POST) application to track sales of foods and beverages in Baltimore City corner stores. A sample of four geographically and ethnically diverse corner store owners were trained to use POST to track sales of 14 items for eleven days. Feasibility was documented via a structured survey and open-ended interviews. POST had high economic and cultural acceptability, operability, and perceived sustainability, regardless of language differences or familiarity with mobile technology. All store owners reported willingness to use POST again. It is feasible to train corner store owners to use a point-of-sale application for sales monitoring. An upcoming trial will help to ensure that POST provides sufficient value added for corner store owners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad7d6c92f79c413c9234f7cb72e5a8432023-01-03T04:43:12ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Public Health Research2279-90282279-90362021-10-0110.4081/jphr.2021.2607Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores tracking sales: A brief reportEmma C. Lewis0Kaitlyn M. Harper1Lisa K. Poirier2Joel Gittelsohn3Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Batlimore, MDHuman Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Batlimore, MDHuman Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Batlimore, MDHuman Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Batlimore, MDSmall food retail stores in many underserved urban settings keep no electronic records, making documentation of program impact on sales difficult to obtain. We examined the feasibility of introducing a point-of-sale tablet (POST) application to track sales of foods and beverages in Baltimore City corner stores. A sample of four geographically and ethnically diverse corner store owners were trained to use POST to track sales of 14 items for eleven days. Feasibility was documented via a structured survey and open-ended interviews. POST had high economic and cultural acceptability, operability, and perceived sustainability, regardless of language differences or familiarity with mobile technology. All store owners reported willingness to use POST again. It is feasible to train corner store owners to use a point-of-sale application for sales monitoring. An upcoming trial will help to ensure that POST provides sufficient value added for corner store owners.https://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/2607Corner StoreMobile TechnologyFood AccessUrbanSales |
| spellingShingle | Emma C. Lewis Kaitlyn M. Harper Lisa K. Poirier Joel Gittelsohn Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores tracking sales: A brief report Journal of Public Health Research Corner Store Mobile Technology Food Access Urban Sales |
| title | Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores tracking sales: A brief report |
| title_full | Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores tracking sales: A brief report |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores tracking sales: A brief report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores tracking sales: A brief report |
| title_short | Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores tracking sales: A brief report |
| title_sort | feasibility of using mobile point of sale technology in baltimore city corner stores tracking sales a brief report |
| topic | Corner Store Mobile Technology Food Access Urban Sales |
| url | https://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/2607 |
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