Retail protocols

       Working in retail comes with a variety of problems. But it is also a complicated system which some retailers are unaware of. For instance when working as a cashier certain companies have protocols and policies about how the cashier should ring up merchandise. For instance some cashiers are instructed to take the hangers off the clothes prior to scanning the price tag.


         There is also a set of rules for applying sensors. In some cases cashiers are instructed on how to attach sensors. Sensors have a section with ink which is meant to burst and destroy the merchandise if it is tampered with illegally. This is to stop stealing. Therefore cashiers must know how to handle sensors in order to not mess with the merchandise.


     These protocols can lead to retail problems. For instance although the system is made to prevent mistakes , it also makes the process a much longer one leading to longer lines and frustrated customers.