San Juan Airport Stores Add Partner Tech, LS Retail Self-Checkout

Convenience stores at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, have introduced self-checkout technology through a collaboration involving Partner Tech USA, LS Retail and Optimus Business Transformation, according to a Partner Tech LinkedIn post. The installation marks the first global deployment of LS Retail's self-checkout platform, which integrates Partner Tech's Alfred Mini self-checkout system. The technology is designed to streamline purchases and reduce checkout times for passengers traveling through the airport, which handled more than 13 million travelers last year. The companies said the solution is particularly suited to busy airport retail environments, where passengers often have limited time to make purchases before boarding their flights. Optimus also said the system can be deployed significantly faster than competing self-checkout solutions, although the announcement did not provide installation times. For unattended retail operators, the deployment underscores how compact self-checkout hardware is moving into high-traffic travel retail, a channel where speed at the point of sale directly drives capture rate. Source: Kiosk Marketplace — https://kioskmarketplace.com/news/puerto-rico-airport-deploys-self-checkout-kiosks-using-partner-tech-ls-retail-technology/