RU2216037C2 - Retailing method and point-of-sale center - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: trade engineering; retailing food products and miscellaneous goods. SUBSTANCE: method includes following procedures: first seller disseminates information about bill of commodities supplied through order form part of whose columns are filled in by seller and part, by client or through publication including list of commodities and their bar-codes. Then seller accepts order from client according to mentioned bill of commodities at order reception center that has at least two order reception sections and operator s station common for all sections, records order using order recording means available at this center, specifies order supply interval, transfers data on order from order reception station to remote order gathering center, accepts money and records payment at point-of-sale center, whereupon hands over ordered goods to client in specified time. Point-of-sale center has cash sections and cashier s seat common for all sections. Each cash section is provided with warning device informing cashier that client is ready to pay and with payment recording device. Sections are disposed around cashier s seat arranged for turning primarily in one direction. EFFECT: facilitated retailing procedure and reduced expenses for seller and client. 3 cl, 9 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to the field of trade, mainly to the retail sale of food products and other small retail goods, usually presented in supermarkets, for example, household chemical goods, hygienic, cosmetic, etc.

 Traditionally, retail sale of food products is carried out in trading enterprises, such as stores. Self-service stores, in particular supermarkets, are best suited for quick and comprehensive service to the population.

 However, the traditional methods of selling through stores, including supermarkets, create a number of problems for both customers (buyers) and sellers.

 From the point of view of the buyer, the purchase of food in stores takes considerable time to visit different stores to purchase the necessary set of products. Almost all the necessary products can be purchased at the supermarket, but visiting the supermarket also takes a considerable amount of time to go through all the shelves and search for the necessary goods. In addition, supermarkets, for reasons of profitability, are located only in places of the greatest concentration of people, while they are at a considerable distance from each other, even in large cities, so a significant percentage of customers visiting supermarkets is inconvenient. In addition, the seller, trying to avoid the accumulation of goods with a short shelf life, limits their stocks in his warehouse and as a result, the assortment of goods in most stores by the evening, when the main purchases are made by working people, becomes poorer than at the beginning of the working day.

 For the seller, the sale of goods through shops involves significant costs: a large number of staff, the purchase and / or rental, as well as the maintenance of premises for trading floors and a warehouse, the purchase and maintenance of commercial equipment in halls and warehouses, high costs for electricity consumed as commercial the hall and its equipment, and the warehouse, security measures, including theft.

 Known methods of selling goods, partially eliminating the above problems - selling goods to order: by phone, catalogs, electronic sales using the global Internet. Delivery of orders, as a rule, is carried out by a vehicle personally to each buyer. However, these methods for a number of reasons are not widely used in a number of regions, in particular in the Russian Federation.

 The catalog order, as a rule, is based on the mailing from the buyer to the seller of product information, which, accordingly, determines the duration of the order. An order by phone, by voice message, can cause errors on the part of the operator in accepting the order, in addition, it takes a long time to fix the order, especially with large lists of items, which is typical when ordering food products. Individual means are known that are consistent with telephone communication lines that simplify order entry by telephone, for example, as disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,654,482.

 However, the purchase of individual funds is associated with additional costs from the consumer and is currently not available to the general public. In addition, the use of orders by telephone requires, for mass use, the complete installation of telephones for the population. For the same reason, electronic sales over the global Internet are not widespread in the Russian Federation, which requires the buyer to have a personal computer and special knowledge and skills to work on a personal computer. It is known that in the Russian Federation only about 10% of the population have personal computers and the necessary knowledge to work on them. In addition, personal delivery of orders has limitations in the number of customers served.

 A known system and method for automated shopping is US, A, 5047614. According to the specified method, the seller (automated store) provides customers with scanners or portable terminals for reading bar codes of various products. The buyer, being at home, makes an order, storing the bar codes of the necessary goods in the scanner’s memory, which the scanner reads from the seller’s brochure with a list of available products or from the packaging of products previously purchased from the seller. Next, the buyer visits the automated store and at the point of receipt of orders located in the store, connects the scanner to the computer store. The computer reads the information from the scanner’s memory and transfers the list of required products to the warehouse in the store, where they automatically complete, manually pack, pack and transfer the order to the point of delivery of goods together with a full invoice, which the buyer pays and receives his set.

 The described automated store and the way to visit it eliminate certain problems that occur in ordinary self-service stores. The seller’s expenses for maintaining the trading floor and its equipment are partially reduced, and thefts from the shelves are prevented. However, in such an automated store, the receipt of the order, its picking and delivery are combined in one room and occur in the presence of the buyer (for one visit to the store), which requires a store with food stocks at the store, the cost of maintaining which is quite high.

 It is known that the efficiency of sales of goods in stores, especially in large supermarkets, is achieved by placing stores in places convenient for people to visit, that is, in areas with developed infrastructure, convenient transportation network, for example, near metro stations. The cost of land and rental space in such places, as a rule, is quite expensive and occupies a significant part in the costs of the seller. Costs increase even more due to the need to create significant stocks of goods, their storage, which ultimately increases the selling price of goods in comparison with the price of the manufacturer. It is difficult to maintain a balance between maintaining the assortment throughout the working day and the possible accumulation of goods with a short lead-time in the warehouse in an automated store when accepting an order and giving it out in one visit by the buyer, as in a regular store. In addition, the payment after receiving the order may cause additional costs to the seller in connection with the possible refusal of the buyer from the order.

 The described automated store has a number of inconveniences for customers. The acceptance of the order and its delivery to the buyer are carried out in one visit by the buyer to the store, and since picking the order takes a certain time, the buyer is forced to wait for his order to be received. Using an individual scanner to place an order limits the number of potential buyers due to the additional costs of either the buyer or the seller. Loss of a scanner is also possible, which deprives the buyer of the opportunity to place an order.

 In addition, both in traditional self-service stores, supermarkets, and in the above-described automated store, the most lengthy procedure, often leading to a queue, is the check-out procedure at the cash section, which includes determining the total purchase amount, cash settlement, transfer of goods from store baskets in containers (packages) of the buyer, customer control.

 There are known automated self-service cash registers designed to expedite the checkout process (US, A, 5752582; 6105866). Typically, the automated self-service checkout section includes a conveyor belt along which units of goods are laid out by the buyer from the basket, a platform for packaging goods at the end of the conveyor belt and placed along the conveyor belt: a scanner to read the bar code (or other accepted identification code) on the product’s packaging , a customer’s monitor to provide him with information about the unit of goods he has chosen, a cashier’s monitor and a means of receiving and registering payment with a printer issuing a check or other payment The second document identifying the purchase. There are known automated self-service cash registers in which payment for purchases is made without a cashier through an electronic payment device designed to accept credit cards or similar means of payment, and / or cash machines for receiving / issuing banknotes and coins for payment in cash (US, A, 610586). At the same time, although the automated self-service cash sections operate without a cashier, nevertheless, there are places for cashiers in stores near the cash sections, whose functions include monitoring customers and providing them with the necessary assistance. There are also known automated cash desk self-service, providing for payment through a cashier.

 In order to increase the efficiency of cashiers, cash automated self-service sections are interconnected so that they can be served by one cashier.

 For example, an automated self-service checkout unit is known (US, A, 5752582), which includes at least three automated self-service checkout sections, each of which has a customer side and a cashier side, and a single cashier’s place for all sections around which are located around the perimeter cash sections.

 In the described cash register, the cashier must monitor the actions of customers, including those located behind him, while the cashier is in constant, very close contact with customers, which causes high loads on the cashier. At the same time, the cashier, based on visual information, arbitrarily determines the order of customer service, which can lead to uneven accumulation of customers in different cash sections and also increases the load on the cashier. High loads on the cashier in the described cash register significantly limit the number of sections to be combined and practically exclude the possibility of settlement through the cashier. At the same time, in some cases, a separate cash node is required, which settles through the cashier.

In addition, the location around the central place of the cashier of the extended cash automated self-service sections, each of which includes a conveyor belt for moving goods, as shown in figure 3, patent US, A, 5752582, also limits the number of sections to be combined
The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for the retail sale of goods and a cash register, which would provide convenient for the mass consumer retail at the lowest cost to the seller and customer.

 The problem is solved in that in the method of retail sale of goods, the seller first distributes information on the range of goods supplied through an order form, part of which is filled in by the seller, and part by the client, or through a brochure containing a list of units of goods and bar codes of units of goods, then the seller accepts the order from the client according to the specified nomenclature at least at one point of receiving orders, containing at least two sections for receiving orders and a single operator’s place for all sections, p records the order by means of the order registration tool available at this point, sets the time interval for delivery of the order, transfers information about the order from the point of receipt of orders to the order picking center located remotely from it, receives and registers the payment at the cash register via the payment registration device, and then the set time gives the customer an order.

 The territorial distance from each other of receiving orders and picking orders allows the seller to save on the operation of large areas in expensive areas, while ensuring the receipt and delivery of orders to these areas convenient for customers to visit. Reception and delivery points require significantly smaller areas than picking centers or warehouses. At the same time, a variant is possible in which orders are received and delivered from many points located in different areas within the settlement, which allows you to create an extensive sales network of goods without significant rental and maintenance costs for large retail and warehouse premises. A variant is possible, according to which there are no stationary points for receiving orders and deliveries, for example, when using a specially equipped vehicle as the indicated points, which generally eliminates the seller’s costs for renting premises. A home order can also be delivered.

 Separation by the time of receipt and delivery of orders with the establishment of a certain interval of time for delivery of orders allows the seller not to create significant stocks of goods in his warehouse, but to deliver them in a quantity determined by orders directly from manufacturers to the order picking center, which also reduces the costs of the seller.

 Reducing the costs of the seller, achieved by the proposed method, allows the seller to set the selling price for the goods sold as close as possible to the selling price of the manufacturer.

 At the same time, the buyer should not expect the completion of his order, but receives it at a convenient time for himself. Payment of the order upon its acceptance transfers from the seller to the client the risk of losses due to the completion of the order when the client refuses it.

 The point of receiving orders is serviced by the operator, which simplifies the implementation of the method for customers.

 Information on the product range is distributed on a storage medium made, for example, in the form of an order form containing columns filled in by the seller and columns filled in by the client, or in the form of a brochure containing a list of units of goods and bar codes of units of goods.

 It is advisable to distribute order forms in places with a high capacity of people, for example, at metro stations, which, together with many order and delivery points located in different areas of the settlement, allows you to create an extensive, customer-friendly distribution network for selling goods. At the same time, special individual technical means of forming orders (individual scanners or personal computers) are not required, which eliminates the additional costs of consumers, and also the ability of customers to operate these technical means is not required.

 The picking center may contain a warehouse, although it is possible to implement the invention without a warehouse when the goods are delivered directly from the manufacturer.

 The task is also solved by the fact that the cash node contains cash sections, each of which is equipped with a signaling device to notify the cashier about the client’s readiness to make payment and a payment registration device, and a cashier’s place that is common for all sections, while the cashier’s sections are located around the cashier’s place the ability to turn mainly in one direction.

 At the same time, it is advisable that each cash desk section contains the customer side and the cashier side, separated by a partition, while the partitions are installed in a closed loop around the cashier's location.

 The proposed cash node streamlines the work of the cashier in calculating customers, and thus increases the efficiency of the cashier without increasing his workloads.

In the future, the invention will be examined in detail in the following examples of the best options for its implementation with reference to the drawings, in which:
figure 1 depicts a diagram of a commercial enterprise;
figure 2 - automated workplace of the operator;
figure 3 - point receiving orders;
figure 4 - point of delivery of goods;
5 is a brochure with a range of products.

 The trading company, the scheme of which is shown in figure 1, is mainly intended for a large settlement, such as a city. Hereinafter, the term "trading company" means an enterprise selling goods at retail, in particular food products and other retail goods, usually presented in supermarkets. Further in the text the term "seller" will also be used to designate a commercial enterprise. Moreover, the term "customers" also refers to customers.

 The trading company contains a center 1 for picking orders, a lot of points 2 for receiving orders, a lot of points 3 for the delivery of goods, completed in accordance with orders. In a large city, more than one picking center is also possible. Points 2 of receiving orders and points 3 of the supply of goods included in orders are made separately from the center 1 picking orders and are located remotely from it, for example, are located in different areas of the city. At the same time, points 2 for receiving orders and points 3 for delivering goods are located in places convenient for customers to visit, for example, near metro stations or near large enterprises. The location of individual points 2 and 3, respectively, of reception and delivery can coincide, while points 2 and 3 can be located remotely from each other, for example, in different areas of the city, region, etc. Paragraphs 2 of receiving orders can be made in the form of standard lightweight constructions such as pavilions. It is also possible to fulfill points 2 of receiving orders and points 3 of the delivery of goods by mobile, i.e. in the form of specially equipped vehicles. The number and location of the points for receiving orders and delivering goods for these orders, as well as the picking center, depends on the size and characteristics of the settlement where the trading company is located, as well as on the working capital of the trading company.

 Center 1 picking orders is advantageous to place in areas where the cost of land for construction or the cost of renting premises is minimal, as well as near wholesale commodity bases.

 The trading company contains media 4 (figure 3) of information on the range of goods. According to one of the options, the storage media are brochures (figure 4) with a complete list of goods supplied by the seller.

 The brochure includes numbered lists of units of goods grouped by type of product (dairy products, semi-finished meat products, soft drinks, etc.) and alphabetically. Within each group (also alphabetically) a list of goods is given indicating the manufacturer and / or trademark. An identifying code 5 is indicated against each unit of goods, for example, a bar code.

 Storage media can also be made in the form of order forms (not shown) that contain columns filled in by the seller and empty columns filled in by buyers. Also, storage media may contain coordinated brochures and order forms. At the same time, in the order forms, the columns filled in by the seller include the unit numbers of the goods and the corresponding bar codes that are consistent with the brochure. Further, each line corresponding to a unit of goods contains columns filled in by the buyer: “quantity of goods”, “delivery point”, “delivery date”, etc. At the same time, two types of order forms are provided for the customer, the first of which contains a complete list of numbers, units of goods indicated in the brochure, and the second is abbreviated, covering only the most frequently ordered consumer goods. An order form of the first type may, for example, be multi-page, in which each page covers a section of a brochure relating to a particular type of product.

 The storage media can be made in another way, for example, using punch cards, as described in US, A, 4107467.

 Point 2 of the receipt of orders is equipped with an automated workstation of the order processing operator. The operator's functions include registering an order with the assignment of an identification code, transferring information about the order to the center 1 for picking orders, accepting payment and registering payment. There are various well-known technical means to implement these functions, for example, as described in patents US, A, 5047614 and US, A, 5752582.

 In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, which is mainly implemented when receiving orders from order forms filled out by customers manually, the operator’s workstation includes a scanner 7 (Fig. 2) with memory for reading a bar code and / or other information from an order form, for example, SIMBOL LS1000 SPARK type (SYMBOL LS 1000 SPARK) or SIMBOL LS5700, LS 9100 (SYMBOL LS5700, LS9100), personal computer (PC) 8 with a modem and port for connecting the scanner 7. A PC of the following configuration can be used: processor and Celeron 600 MHz (iCeleron 600 Mz), memory 64 M bytes PAM (RAM), monitor ElGi575 N (LG575N), 3KomPiSiAi WinModem V 90 56K modem (3ComRSI WinModem V90 56K). The workstation may have an additional monitor 9, addressed to the client to demonstrate the list of the order in order to control and adjust it. In addition, the workstation includes a payment registration tool 10 coordinated with the scanner 7, for example, a fiscal registrar of the Spark-617F type. You can use other known devices that implement similar functions. In addition, the operator’s workstation may include an electronic payment device (not shown) for accepting credit card payments, it is possible to use cash machines (not shown) for receiving / issuing banknotes and coins, as well as coin machines (not shown) for issuing change. The use of these devices is known, for example, in automated cash registers self-service (US, A 5047614 and US, A, 5752582). Other execution of the operator’s workstation is also possible. Orders can also be processed manually by the operator.

 According to the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the order acceptance point 2, while simultaneously being a cash register, contains eight sections 11 (FIG. 3a), each of which has an operator side 12 and a client side 13, separated by a partition hiding the operator 14 (Fig. 2B) with a window 15 for receiving money. The partitions 14 are installed in a closed loop, forming an octagon, in the center of which there is a single for all sections 11 place 16 of the operator, capable of serving all sections 11. The place 16 of the operator is made with the possibility of rotation around its axis. In this case, according to an advantageous embodiment, the operator seat 16 can be rotated in only one direction, for example, clockwise. Each section 11 on the client side contains a monitor 8 of the client, a brochure 4 of the product range with bar codes, a scanner 7 with memory for reading the bar code and other required information. In addition, at least part of the sections 11 on the client side may contain electronic payment devices, cash machines for receiving / issuing banknotes and coins, coin machines for dispensing change (not shown) and other service devices. Each section 11 from the operator’s side is made essentially similar to the above-described variant of the operator’s workstation, shown in FIG. 2, and contains a computer 8 (FIG. 3a) with a modem and port for connecting a scanner 7 and means 10 for registering payment of the type of a fiscal registrar, also agreed with the scanner 7. In addition, paragraph 2 of the receipt of orders contains a signaling device to alert the operator of the client's readiness to make an order.

 The signal device comprises a button 17 located on the client side 13, electrically connected to the indicator light 18 located on the operator side 12. Another embodiment of the signaling device is also possible. In addition, the client side 13 may comprise a keyboard (not shown) for adjusting the order and signaling the operator to be ready to complete the order.

 For the operator to process orders, a PALM computer can be used.

 The computer 8 of order acceptance point 2 is connected, for example, via a telephone line modem to the order picking center 1, where order items are completed, packaged in packages and shipped for delivery to point 3 of the goods delivery.

 According to one embodiment of the invention, the order picking center 1 comprises an automated warehouse (not shown) controlled by a computer to which order information is received. The order picking center 1 can be implemented in a known manner, for example, as described in US patent, A, 5875434. It is possible to implement the order picking center 1 without a warehouse. Order picking can also be done manually.

 Figure 4 shows the mobile point 3 of the delivery of goods containing a truck 19 (figa and 46) and containers 20. The transverse overall dimensions of the containers 20 are multiple to the internal dimensions of the body of the machine 19, so as to provide a compact placement of the containers 20 in the body 19 of the machine . The container 20 (Fig. 4c) is mounted on castors, contains cells 22 for boxes (packages) with units of goods included in the order, and has an open side face 23 for access to cells 22. Cells 22 or boxes or packages (not shown) are provided identification codes corresponding to the identification codes of orders. The containers 20 are configured to be interconnected in a chain. In particular, as shown in Fig. 4c, at the vertices of the open side face 23, from which the container 20 is loaded, the fasteners 24 are mounted, providing the connection of the two containers 20 to each other. As fasteners, any known devices can be used, such as chains attached to both ends of the chains, latches, etc.

 To bring item 3 of the delivery of goods into working condition (issuing orders to customers), the containers 20 are rolled from the car body and, connecting adjacent containers to each other in a chain, are set at an angle to each other on both sides of the car body around the operator’s working area 25, the sides 23 to the center of zone 25 (Fig.4d). Around the perimeter of the interconnected containers 20 leave a passage 26 for issuing orders.

 In addition, paragraph 3 of the supply of goods may contain equipped with cells refrigeration unit (not shown) for frozen products. Other equipment of item 3 of the delivery is also possible for placing sets with orders in a decent form.

 A point of delivery of goods may be carried out stationary. In addition, the delivery point may contain a cash register (not shown) for payment of goods received. The cash register unit can be made basically similar to the point of receiving orders, shown in figa. In this case, the cash node contains cash sections 11, each of which has a cashier side 12 and a customer side 13, a cashier’s place 16 common to all sections, around which cash sections are placed. In each section, the cashier and customer sides are separated by a partition 14 hiding the cashier with a window for receiving payment. The partitions 14 of the sections are installed in a closed loop around the cashier's place 16, which is made to rotate around its axis, mainly in one direction. Each cash section 11 is equipped with a signaling device informing the cashier about the customer’s readiness to make a payment. Cash registers may contain well-known equipment used in automated cash registers for self-service (US, A 5047614 and US, A, 5752582), including a payment registration device, such as a cash register agreed with the scanner, cashier and customer monitors, electronic payment device, cash machine for issuing change in the form of coins, etc.

 Various modes of operation of a trading enterprise are possible, depending on the equipment of the enterprise, in particular, on the arrangement of points for receiving orders and delivering goods, types of storage media for the product range, etc.

 According to the invention, the method of retail sale of goods is as follows.

 The seller distributes order forms and brochures to customers, which indicate the range of goods supplied by the seller. Order forms and brochures are placed at points 2 (Fig. 1) and 3, respectively, of the receipt of orders and the delivery of goods constituting orders. In addition, it is possible to equip special containers for order forms at metro stations, at checkpoints of large enterprises, in densely populated neighborhoods, etc. The client fills in the order form, marking the quantity of goods with the established symbol, indicates the delivery point 3 at which he wants receive the order, as well as the desired time of day and date of receipt of the order. Further, buyers submit filled-in order forms to points 2 of receiving orders and make payment. The operator registers the order, enters into the computer all the information related to the order, including point 3 and the delivery time, accepts payment for the order and gives the buyer a means of identifying the order, such as a check.

 The operator transmits information about orders, for example, via a telephone line through a modem to the order picking center 1, where they complete (manually or automatically) picking, packing and shipping the ordered goods. The seller can have an automated warehouse with a certain (for example, daily) stock of goods, or order picking can be carried out by directly delivering to the center 1 picking the necessary assortment of goods from manufacturers. In the event that the order contains goods that have not previously been delivered by the seller, the seller promptly orders it from the manufacturer or from the wholesale warehouse and delivers it to the center for picking orders. Payment for such goods can be made upon receipt at a point of delivery of goods adapted to receive payment, for example, equipped with a cash register. For efficient execution of orders, the seller can have their own database of goods and their manufacturers or use existing databases, for example, on the global Internet. The sets of orders are sorted in accordance with the location of the delivery point 2 to which the order is to be delivered, and orders are shipped for the motor vehicle 19 serving the corresponding delivery point 3. A motor vehicle 19 (Fig. 4) delivers orders to a place specified for delivery clauses 3 where orders are issued upon presentation of a check or other identification means. In this case, the receipt of orders and their delivery are separated by time. For example, orders received in the morning, until 13.00 hours, can be received from 17.00 to 23.00 hours. Orders taken in the afternoon can be received the next day. Other modes of receiving and delivering orders are also possible. In addition, the order can be delivered at any later date specified by the client, for example, on a specific day. Possible delivery of goods to your home. Acceptance of orders and their delivery can be carried out from the combined point of receipt of orders and delivery. The client can also place an order from the point of receiving orders located in one district of the settlement, and receive the order at the delivery point in another region.

 The most efficient reception of orders is carried out at the automated point 2 of the receipt of orders, shown in figure 3, which also functions as a cash register. The client at paragraph 2 generates a list of ordered goods, reading the barcode scanner 7 5 (Fig.5) units of goods from brochure 4, which are recorded in the memory of the scanner. At the signal of the client or operator, information about the order is transferred from the scanner 7 to computer 8. In this case, the list of units of goods is displayed on the monitor 9 of the client and the monitor of computer 8 of the operator, indicating the total amount of the order. The client, ready to make payment, presses the button 17 of the signaling device, notifying the operator of his willingness to pay for the order. The operator, turning clockwise at the workplace 16, sequentially serves the sections with the lights 18 on. To speed up the calculations, in particular, coin-operated machines (not shown) are used to issue change. In addition, payment can be made without the participation of the operator through an electronic payment device (for example, by credit card).

 The procedure for receiving orders at the point shown in figure 2, differs from the above in that most of the operations (scanning the list, transferring data from the scanner to the computer) is carried out by the operator from the workplace 16.

 Mobile item 3 of the supply of goods, shown in figure 4, operates as follows. In the acquisition center 1, containers 20 are filled with goods constituting orders, and loaded into the body of a machine 19, which delivers orders to a designated location. The operator, for example, the driver of the machine, rolls the containers 20 from the body of the machine 19 and, connecting adjacent containers to each other in a chain, installs them on both sides of the operator’s body around the operator’s working area 25 with the faces 23 through which the packed goods are removed to the center of zone 25 ( figd), leaving a passage 26 for issuing orders. In this position, the machine 19 stands for the appointed time interval of the item 3 of the supply of goods. A variant is possible according to which the machine 19 leaves during the operation of point 3. In this case, the containers 20 are fastened together along the entire perimeter of the working area (except passage 26). Point 3 of delivery may be located indoors.

 The described point of delivery of goods can also be used as a mobile trading company, as well as for delivering goods to a stationary trading company. At the same time, containers loaded with goods in the acquisition center serve as racks of a trading enterprise during its working day.

 The point of receiving orders can also be performed mobile, on a vehicle.

 It should be noted that the proposed invention is not limited to the described examples of the preferred implementation and allows modifications obvious to the person skilled in the art, without going beyond the scope of the invention defined by its formula.

Claims (3)

 1. The method of retail sale of goods, which consists in the fact that the seller first distributes information on the nomenclature of the goods supplied through an order form, part of which is filled in by the seller, and part by the client, or through a brochure containing a list of items and bar codes of items, then the seller accepts the order from the client according to the specified nomenclature at least at one point of receipt of orders, containing at least two sections of the receipt of orders and a single operator’s place for all sections, registers for the kaz through the means of order registration available at this point sets the time interval for delivery of the order, transfers information about the order from the point of receipt of orders to a picking center located remotely from it, receives and registers payment at the cash register through the payment registration device, and then to the established time gives the customer an order.  2. A cash node containing cash sections, each of which is equipped with a signaling device to notify the cashier of the client’s readiness to make payment and a payment registration device, and a cashier’s place that is common for all sections, while the cashier’s sections are located around the cashier’s place, which can be turned mainly in one direction.  3. The cash register unit according to claim 2, characterized in that each cash register section comprises a customer side and a cashier side separated by a partition, while the partitions are installed in a closed circuit around the cashier's location.

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