Volumatic heading back to New York for NRF 2024

Volumatic heading back to New York for NRF 2024

Retail Tech Insights | Friday, January 05, 2024

As the holiday season ends and a new year begins, the team at Volumatic are excited about attending the first big expo of 2024 - NRF 2024. Labelled as ‘Retail’s Big Show’, NRF 2024 takes place from January 14-16, and Volumatic will be in good company, alongside over 6,200 brands and industry experts.

Held by the world’s largest retail trade association, the National Retail Federation, NRF 2024 gives Volumatic the chance to show off their innovative cash handling solutions and meet and greet existing and potential new customers at Booth 913 at the Javits Convention Center, New York.

Whether interested in loss prevention, operations or finance, or are simply looking to increase cash handling efficiency across a retail estate, Volumatic has solutions to suit every business. The leading cash handling business is encouraging those visiting NRF 2024 to visit their stand to find out how their latest solutions and new enhanced software platform can revolutionize daily cash handling processes.

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Volumatic’s booth (913) this year will also feature their exciting collaboration with DTS Connex, a cloud-based cash management system with tools that integrate and empower any bank, courier, system, or device. With over 105,000 DTS Connex locations across North America, this means that when combined with Volumatic solutions, business owners get a true end-to-end, fully traceable solution from POS to their bank.

Volumatic also works with many trusted distribution partners in the U.S. and are delighted to announce that some of these partners - Cash Solutions, Gemsys and RSS Partners - will be joining the team at Booth 913 this year.

Volumatic will be giving visitors the chance to see all these solutions up close and the team will demonstrate just how easy they are to use and answer any questions or specific requirements. The Volumatic stand will feature an array of innovative cash handling solutions including:

CounterCache intelligent (CCi)
The award-winning, all-in-one cash handling solution that validates, counts and stores bills securely. The CCi streamlines the cash handling process to ensure accurate and simple cash processing. Cash is accepted by the cashier and not touched again until it is safely in the bank’s hands. 

New CashView Enterprise
Volumatic has recently developed a new, improved version of their CashView Enterprise software that offers business owners an intuitive dashboard of the CCi status, cash position, accountability, banking and trading reports, giving full visibility to manage all the CCi’s across an estate. The team will also be discussing other exciting new software developments coming very soon and how the new CashView Enterprise works with DTS Connex software, for a true end-to-end solution.

CountEasy 2 Money Counting Scale

Count an entire cash register in less than 60 seconds with the CountEasy 2. Ideal for speeding up cash counting and end-of-day reconciliation with virtually no training required.

CountEasy 2 IP (Integrated Printer) Scale

The CountEasy IP provides 100% accurate counts the first time, every time: eliminating errors. The integrated printer also gives the ability to print a hard copy of the count, enhancing accountability.

CountEasy TS (Touchscreen) Currency Scale

With its ground-breaking touchscreen technology, the CountEasy TS bill counter machine delivers greater cash handling efficiencies than any other count-by-weight scale in the world.

CountEasy TS IP (Touchscreen Scale with Printer)
Ground-breaking touchscreen technology combined with a hard-copy printout of count means the CountEasy TS IP bill counter can offer the best of both worlds in efficiency and practicality.

CounterCache Classic Secure Storage Device

The CounterCache Classic increases POS security by removing the temptation for till snatches and removing the need for skims, all while storing bills securely.

Krystal Adams, Vice President of Sales for North America, said: “We’re extremely excited to be heading back to NRF. The 2024 show promises to be bigger and better than ever and is one of the highlights in our calendar of expos for the New Year.

“We’re looking forward to demonstrating our award-winning cash handling products, like the CounterCache intelligent (CCi), our one-touch cash handling device and showing exactly what Volumatic has to offer.”

Volumatic already works with several well-known clients in the U.S., including NBC Universal, PetCo, Ulta and Tim Hortons, and would be delighted to show you how we could help your business achieve similar benefits.

Volumatic can be found at Booth 913. To book a demo with Volumatic at NRF 2024, visit https://volumatic.com/nrf2024 or for more information on Volumatic products contact Krystal Adams, Vice President of Sales, North America on 888-296-3010

 

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