{"id":1081,"date":"2011-02-16T21:41:06","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T01:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retailprophet.com\/blog\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2011-02-16T21:41:06","modified_gmt":"2011-02-17T01:41:06","slug":"cutting-the-cord-on-point-of-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retailprophet.com\/2011\/02\/16\/cutting-the-cord-on-point-of-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting the Cord on Point of Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Doug Stephens<\/p>\n<p>One of the hottest topics at this year&#8217;s National Retail Federation conference was mobile <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Point_of_sale\">point of sale<\/a>. \u00a0Whether offering customers the convenience of self-checkout or providing a higher level of personal service, it appears the days of lining up at the cash wrap are numbered.<\/p>\n<p>I caught up with the team at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalbay.com\/\">Global Bay<\/a>, a pioneer in the field of mobile P.O.S. for a first-hand look at 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