Sainsbury's Wins Green IT Award With Innovative Two-Sided Thermal Printer

Leading UK food retailer Sainsbury's has won the European Retail Solutions Best Green IT Initiative Award 2008 for its move to using innovative, simultaneous two-sided thermal receipt printers from NCR Corporation in its store checkouts. Last year Sainsbury's became the first European retailer to start using the new printers, which use over 40 percent less paper. Printing on both sides of the receipt simultaneously not only saves paper, but also the energy associated with producing and transporting it. Fewer stoppages are required for paper roll changes. Further, because receipts are shorter, they take less time to print, which means consumers get through checkouts even faster and leave with a more manageable receipt. Sainsbury's has received such a positive response from customers and staff that it has more than doubled its... [read full story]