Effective Methodology in Shopping Mart using QR Code

Abstract

Today's shoppers are looking for more than just provided by websites. Malls have always been a destination . Shopping malls are the place where people get their requirements like food items, clothing, accessories, electrical appliances and so on. Malls are still considered a destination, but it’s because they now offer amenities, Experiences to enhance shopping experience. Brick-and-mortar retail clearly isn't dead. Sometimes customers face the problem of having incomplete information about the products and have to waste their time at the billing counters by waiting for their turn to come. Continuous updation is required in the traditional billing system to advance the quality of shopping experience for the customers. In addition, the process of obtaining the products is rather complicated as the shoppers must carry a basket each & every time for finding the products they want and place them into the basket, also has to deal with the calculation of the expenses. In order to solve all these problems, this paper presents the development of effective methodology in shopping mart using QR code. In this smart shopping system, QR is provided to every product and hence shopper scan the QR code by QR code reader available in smartphone. All the details of product are provided to shoppers through QR code. The scanned product id will be transferred to the managing staff .Thus, proposed system saves time & provide comfort by no longer waiting in the queue for paying the bill & checkout.