There are many companies that sell significantly priced items like automobiles and televisions, but a recent survey suggests that those companies aren't always offering their clients as many options as they should for things like accessories and other smaller items that might be brought to the checkout stand. A method for figuring out the best accessories to make available is to analyze the purchasing habits through POS software readouts to figure out which accessories are the most popular and which people will tend to simply pass over when they're looking for items to purchase with their large ticket item.

The science and creation of various electronic systems meant for sales and storefront transactions has gone through a lot of changes in the past decade with many POS systems becoming much more interactive and easier to use from the standpoint of becoming a project that can be manipulated from the employee's point of view. Although some companies still place a fairly large amount of the responsibility of maintaining proper transactions into the hands of managers, some companies are finding that it's a better process to allow that functionality as part of what an employee of lower status can handle.