Most people don’t realize how many choices there are when it comes to designing a label or tag. Even the simplest of features can be cost-effective and can make a big impact in improving the overall retail store environment from back-office to customer experience. This white paper focuses on several features that can reduce shrink and improve customer satisfaction.

Shrink Management

To cut back on stolen merchandise, retailers are often required to implement expensive solutions like EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance) systems and trained security. However, there are less expense ways to deter theft.

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Zebra has unveiled new products and solutions that help retailers optimize profitability and increase employee productivity while improving the omnichannel shopping experience. Zebra is introducing two new desktop printers, ZD410 and ZD420, that connect via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to help employees update product pricing, shelf labels and coupons in alignment with the store’s merchandising and pricing strategies. Zebra’s new Price Management Execution solution synchronizes in-store and online pricing, allowing retailers to execute the right price at the right time, providing seamless and competitive prices to in-store shoppers. In addition, the recently announced lightweight, ergonomic TC8000 enterprise mobile computer can help increase the productivity of warehouse workers by an average of 14 percent based on workflow.

The Internet, online shopping and mobile communications have turned traditional retail customers into connected customers who seek consistency and want to deal with “one store” and have “one experience.” To keep shoppers satisfied and earn their loyalty, retailers need to provide consistent messaging, customer service, pricing and availability across every customer touch point – in-store, online and mobile.

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Looking for a barcode label design solution with all the right tools to get the job done? Look no further than Teklynx’s new LABEL MATRIX 2015, LABELVIEW 2015, CODESOFT 2015, and LABEL ARCHIVE 2015 with upgraded features and increased functionality.

Here is a sneak peek of the enhancements to each product:

• LABEL MATRIX 2015: Sometimes addresses have extra lines, sometimes they don’t. Now, the added address field combination expression will automatically exclude blank rows to allow users to easily handle variable address data that may not include suite number, apartment number, or building number
•  LABELVIEW 2015: Increase flexibility and minimize the number of label designs by utilizing Variable Pick Lists when referencing a database
• CODESOFT 2015: Manufacturers often need to print labels with variable weights collected from a scale, but the end user doesn’t know the exact quantity of items at the start of the print job. With the improved PortWatch feature, end users can now print labels for an unknown quantity of weighed items
• LABEL ARCHIVE 2015: Optimized reporting tool allows easy access to data around what the system has printed. One-click reports based on users or dates

TEKLYNX 2015 products provide you with the flexibility and efficiency needed when designing and printing labels. Available in subscription or traditional licenses, TEKLYNX’ label design and enterprise solutions are designed to grow with you as your labeling complexities increase.

The Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States (U.S.). In FY 2012, VHA delivered clinical services to approximately 6 million Veterans out of 8.8 million enrolled. VHA operated a wide range of facilities and programs including 152 hospitals, and 821 community based outpatient clinics. Each location strives to excel in six metrics: Effective, Equitable, Safe, Timely, Patient -Centered, and Efficient.

The introduction and administration of ID card and visitor management tackled both the Safe and Efficient quadrant. With the vast number of independent facilities, the VHA benefits by tracking their physicians, medical staff, patients and visitors. For permanent employees, the hospital increases security by providing ID Cards to registered employees of the hospital, enabling their personnel to access certain parts of the building without limitation. The badging of employees also provides extra security to patients who know which employees are registered with the hospital.

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Understanding customers, their needs and the environments they operate in is Printronix’s formula for creating better printing solutions. The latest groundbreaking result to this process is the new Printronix T8000 premier industrial thermal printer. The T8000 exceeds the requirements of the most demanding mission critical manufacturing and distribution operations, offering:

Ease of Use

• New 3.4″ full color display panel with easy to use navigation keys
• Most extensive library of print emulations in the industry, now includes Postscript/PDF printing
• Intuitive printer setup, print quality, and self-help wizard

Industrial Performace

• Seamless integration &connectivity with robust remote printer management
• 40% faster print speed, 6x faster processing speed, and 8x more memory than the competition
• Rugged design for the most demanding global customers and the harshest environments

100% Verifiable Output

• Eliminate compliance fines and chargebacks with Online Data Validator (ODV) to produce 100% scannable barcodes every time
• Automatic capture of statistics that can be used as certification stamp and audit
• Fully integrated solution with the ability to retract, void, and reprint labels automatically

For assistance finding the right Printronix printer to meet your needs, contact a printer specialist at Barcodes, Inc

Thermal transfer printing provides for a longer lasting print as compared to direct thermal printing. The reason thermal transfer prints last longer is due to the use of a thermal transfer ribbon during the printing process.  A thermal transfer ribbon is required to obtain a long lasting print.  However, choosing the proper thermal transfer ribbon to fit your printer and application can be difficult.  Help choosing the correct thermal transfer ribbon has arrived!

Follow the simple steps below to identify the proper ribbon:

Step 1: Ensure you have a Thermal Transfer Printer

Ribbon is only used with Thermal Transfer printers.  A ribbon cannot be used with a Direct Thermal printers as they do not have the proper internal mechanical components to hold or thread the ribbon.
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SATO has designed a true plug and play printer with their new CLNX series.  The CLNX series has been engineered to be simple to use and easy to assimilate with existing systems.  The CLNX also is offered in two different size options, a 4 inch (CL4NX) and a 6 inch (CL6NX).   With its multiple sizes, energy efficiency and coreless ribbon, the CLNX series may be the perfect label printer to easily plug into many different printer applications.

Key features of the new CLNX include:

• Accessible operations from its 3.5-inch color display and onboard video tutorials
• Unparalleled communication and emulation capabilities
• Simple maintenance with its tool free printhead and platens replacement
• Outstanding print quality consistent across a wide range and size of labels
• Superior rugged aluminum die-cast construction
• Equipped for global distribution with 30+ display languages and 40+ print character sets

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The ability to remotely manage a fleet of printers and their operations is a must have for many businesses. Printronix offers the PrintNet Enterprise solution to its customers free of charge with the purchase of a Printronix thermal printer.

PrintNet allows an entire fleet of printers to be configured to the exact specification for the most effective and efficient printing in the following ways:

• Organize, regulate and manage Printronix printers from a central location via LAN/WAN connectivity
• React to printer issues quickly with alerts sent to a specified email address or mobile device
• Apply remote front-panel lockout to specified printers which will eliminate unapproved users from making changes to the printers configuration
• Remotely set printer configurations, install firmware updates, and resource files to multiple printers all at one time

The capability to access any single printer or multiple printers remotely is a value added feature provided free of charge with Printronix thermal printers. Contact your knowledgeable Barcodes, Inc. sales representative for more information on how PrintNet can help manage your network of Printronix Printers.

As IT and operations leaders strive to improve their bottom line in 2015 and beyond, Intermec by Honeywell has announced two barcode label printers, offering an entry-level solution for reliable industrial printing at a competitive price.

Combining the reliability of an industrial-class product with the simplicity of a desktop printer, the PD43 and the compact PD43c printers are designed for use in the distribution center, transportation (including airline passenger service), retail and healthcare industries. These new printers allow workers around the world to conduct business-critical tasks such as airline ticketing, baggage tag printing, shelf label printing and pharmaceutical label printing.

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\As a provider of one of the easiest to use and most feature rich barcode label design software, Seagull Scientific goes the extra mile and even creates a host of printer drivers for a wide range of manufactures. These driver often provide better performance than the original manufacturer drivers especially when using Bartender software.

The latest version of Seagull’s true Windows printer drivers adds support for more than 50 printers from 10 manufacturers. This release also includes PJM RFID support for SATO printers, EPC Gen2 encoding support for Zebra’s ZXP Series 7 printers, and minor features and fixes.

Version 7.3.7 is available from the driver download page on the Seagull Scientific website.