Feasibility of using mobile point-of-sale technology in Baltimore City corner stores for tracking sales: A brief report

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作者：

Lewis, Emma C. ^{[1
]}

Harper, Kaitlyn M. ^{[1
]}

Poirier, Lisa K. ^{[1
]}

Gittelsohn, Joel ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Int Hlth, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Human Nutr, Baltimore, MD USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH | 2022年 / 11卷 / 01期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Corner store; mobile technology; food access; urban; sales; INTERVENTION; FRUITS;

D O I：

10.4081/jphr.2021.2607

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Small food retail stores in many underserved urban settings keep no electronic records, making documentation of program impact on sales difficult to obtain. We examined the feasibility of introducing a point-of-sale tablet (POST) application to track sales of foods and beverages in Baltimore City corner stores. A sample of four geographically and ethnically diverse corner store owners were trained to use POST to track sales of 14 items for eleven days. Feasibility was documented via a structured survey and open-ended interviews. POST had high economic and cultural acceptability, operability, and perceived sustainability, regardless of language differences or familiarity with mobile technology. All store owners reported willingness to use POST again. It is feasible to train corner store owners to use a point- ofsale application for sales monitoring. An upcoming trial will help to ensure that POST provides sufficient value added for corner store owners.

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