Images of checkouts, scanning and branch computers
1970s-1980sColour photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of computerised checkouts, products being scanned, products showing their price code numbers and bar codes, staff labelling up products, computer...
SA/BRA/4/3/5/1
Images of checkouts
1950s-1980sColour slide transparencies, negatives of manual and computerised checkouts. (Mainly manual checkouts) Includes disabled access checkouts.
SA/BRA/4/3/5/5
Photograph of branch office during scanning trials, 1979
1979Photograph features two IBM computer units in background.
SA/BL/IMA/15/6
Material relating to pricing
[c. 1970s-1990s]Includes literature designed for staff relating to: reading of bar codes; introduction of data capture equipment; introduction of SABRE [SAles Based REplenishment] stock forecasting and ordering...
SA/BR/15/5
Portable data collector
[1970s-1980s]Handset used for scanning bar codes. Probably used for scanning shelf edge labels within branches for stock control purposes. Consists of unit with keypad, LCD (liquid crystal display) and laser...
SA/BR/17/1
Portable data collector
[1960s-1980s]Unit used for scanning bar codes. Probably used for scanning shelf edge labels within branches for stock control purposes. Consists of unit with keypad, verbatim data cassette and laser scanning wand...
SA/BR/17/2
Data capture equipment
[c. 1970s]Portable metal unit with raised keypad platform, display panel and light pen attached by coiled electrical cable. Manufactured by Plessey.
SA/BR/17/27
Bar code explanation leaflet
c. 1980s-1990sInstructions for completing Customer Complaint Forms and Refund Book entries entitled 'Do you know your codes'. Relates to bar codes and EANs (European Article Number). An A4 sheet of coloured card...
SA/BRA/3/1/5/2
Bar code tickets
1986Product bar codes for brussel sprouts, mixed vegetables, broccoli and chips. Part of the BOS 2 stock ordering equipment. BOS 2 (Branch Ordering System) was a computer system for the ordering of stock...
SA/BRA/4/2/12/18
Shelf edge label "Gallaher cadets filter 3 x 20" with barcode
[c. 1967-1973]Small rectangular piece of card. The front of the card contains a description of the item, "Gallaher cadets filter 3 x 20" [cigarettes], a seven digit code, "72 614 50", and a barcode. The back of the...
SA/BRA/4/2/28/10
JS draft specification of scanning
[c. 1970s]Handwritten notes on requirements of a supermarket scanning system. The four key functions are the processing of customers, control of cash, control of goods and control of staff.
SA/BRA/4/3/1/1
Retail Article Numbering and Symbol Marking - operating manual part 1
1978Manual providing information on the coding options and types of data capture equipment available, how products should be coded and implications for packaging and information about the technical...
SA/BRA/4/3/1/2/1
Short Version Symbols for Source Marking - operating manual part 2
1978Manual describing the short version symbold for the source marking of products whose pack or label is too small to permit the use of a standard size symbol. [Article Number Association (UK) Ltd...
SA/BRA/4/3/1/2/2
Guideline on the location of bar code symbols
1980Manual to the location of barcodes on different types of packaging. [Article Number Association (UK) Ltd document]
SA/BRA/4/3/1/2/3
Article Numbering Association (ANA) scanning stores list
1985List compiled by ANA of stores employing scanning equipment.
SA/BRA/4/3/1/2/4
Article Numbering Association (ANA) scanning stores list
1987List compiled by ANA of stores employing scanning equipment. Gives name of retailer, location of store, name of equipment supplier (e.g. IBM) and the number of lanes (checkouts) or wands (stock...
SA/BRA/4/3/1/2/5
European Article Numbering Association - report to the ad hoc council by members of the working party
Nov 1974SA/BRA/4/3/1/2/6
Branch scanning meeting notes
14 Nov 1984Notes of a meeting held to discuss Source Mark Coding within Sainsbury's, Homebase and Savacentre.
SA/BRA/4/3/1/4/1
Point of sale projects and store scanning system functional specification - Sainsbury's draft specification
1984Consists of two booklets (part 1 & 3) giving the requirements of a scanning system for checkout operation, cash control, stock control and operator performance monitoring. Part 3 has many pencil...
SA/BRA/4/3/1/5