Re/code – 5/19/14: Groupon has long said it wants to be known as more than a deals company. Now it’s showing how. Today, the company is introducing an iPad-based checkout system that it expects tens of thousands of businesses that run a Groupon promotion to use. The system includes, among other things, software that lets businesses track cash and credit and debit card transactions, an iPad to replace a cash register and a tool that will allow a shop’s customers to redeem a Groupon voucher by simply telling a cashier their name at checkout. Customers who have downloaded Groupon’s app and have Bluetooth turned on on their phone will have their discount recognized automatically upon entering a specific store.
Click here to read more: http://recode.net/2014/05/19/groupon-will-attempt-to-replace-all-of-its-merchants-cash-registers-with-ipads

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