Shelf talker management system and method

摘要

A system (10) and method of installing and removing shelf talkers is used in connection with electronic price labels (18) and comprises a bar code reader (44) for reading first bar code labels of first items following installation of first shelf talkers, second bar code labels of a number of second items having second shelf talkers already installed, third bar code labels of third items following removal of third shelf talkers, and fourth bar code labels of a number of fourth items having fourth shelf talkers already removed, and for transmitting bar code information for the first, second, third, and fourth bar code labels and errors for the second and fourth items. The system includes a computer (12) for generating a list of the items including the first and second shelf talkers to be installed and the third and fourth shelf talkers to be removed, and for generating a report identifying placement of the first and second shelf talkers for the first and second items and the errors.