Self-service

The self-service is a business practice making it possible to the customers to make use themselves (large surface, restoration) or by the means of Automate of distribution (fuel, goods, ticketting or banking service) before if required paying their purchase with a cash clerk or a terminal of cashing.

The trade self-service

See also: Self-service store, Vending machine

In the United States, one finds trace of the first stores in self-service before the First World War. Clarence Saunders popularizes the formula. In September 1916, it opens with Memphis a cut-price store with the sign " Piggly Wiggly" (Small pig with wig). Saunders proposes there only prepackaged goods and “prévendues” by publicity. It is one of the first to label all its articles, posed well in sight on racks and gondoles, within reach of the customers. In France, Narrow part-Turpin inaugurates the first store of supply self-service on July 6th, 1948, street André Messager in Paris (XVIIIe), in the district of Montmartre.
Another form of trade self-service uses the vending machines, energy of a simple distributer with newspapers, while passing by a drink distributer cooled and being able even to go until a " épicerie" automatic of the type Small Casino 24.

The bank self-service

See also: banking Automated teller

GAB (Banking Automated teller) makes it possible to carry out the current bank transactions. Into the difference of the counter on Internet, it integrates functions of Automatic teller machine (DAB) making it possible to make withdrawals of Liquidité.

The restoration self-service

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Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Piggly-Wiggly : the first sign of self-service (see butt custom )
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