Keells Supermarkets together with DMS introduce Self-Checkout Systems

Standing alongside two Diebold Nixdorf Self-Checkout Machines at a Keells Supermarket are (from left) Nishan Rathnayake Asst. Vice President, JKH, Amila Kuruppu Senior Asst. Vice President, JKH, Himesh Abeysekera Asst. General Manager, DMS and  Sampath De Silva Sales and Marketing Manager, DMS 

Keells Supermarkets quite recently have upped their game by introducing self-checkout systems from Diebold Nixdorf USA; the global leader for retail automation systems. 
This is a milestone for Keells as they have become the first supermarket to implement self-checkout systems in the whole of South Asia, well ahead of larger markets in this region like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Keells Supermarket has deployed multiple self-checkout machines in their stores in Sri Lanka; One Galle face, Darley Road, Duplication/Lauries Road, Kalubowila, Thalawathugoda Pannipitiya Road, Attidiya, Kohuwala, Havelock Road, Thalawathugoda, Dehiwala, Union Place, Thimbirigasyaya Road, Kandy City Centre and Kandy 3 Supermarket. 
These Diebold Nixdorf self-checkout systems are supplied and maintained by Data Management Systems Ltd. (DMS), the acknowledged pioneer in the transfer of technology to Sri Lanka for over 47 years having introduced many IT products, software, and services to Sri Lanka while representing the world’s leading IT brands. DMS has been Diebold Nixdorf’s Distributor since 1998.

The Senior Assistant Vice President - John Keells Group, Amila Kuruppu stated, “We were looking forward to introducing self-checkout systems into our stores as we observed the importance of convenience in today’s fast-paced world especially where shoppers no longer wait in long queues. With this implementation we have realized the importance of utilizing trained employees to provide more value-added personalized services to the customers rather than them being used as cashiers.”
These Diebold Nixdorf self-checkout systems are designed with high performance flatbed barcode scanners for speed reading of even poor quality barcodes while the user-friendly software interface makes them easy to use regardless of the ‘Technology Literacy’  covering all segments i.e. Teenagers, Senior Citizens, housewives/househusbands, working men and women.