The Svetofor network uses specialized service Set Mark in all shops

2020: Set Mark implementation

On June 30, 2020 CSI reported that Svetofor is network of shops warehouses with low prices and the range from the most saleable articles. Among them – excise alcoholic products which accounting and control of turnover is strictly regulated by the legislation: whisky, rum, vodka. For a full compliance to requirements of the Unified State Automated Information System of all 1420 Svetofor shops since 2020 use specialized service Set Mark – it prevents violations which lead retailers to penalties of Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation and deprivation of the alcoholic license.

The incidents connected with marking of alcoholic products yield to the Russian retailers notable losses – penalties and revocations of license of shops for sale. At the same time it is not important for what reasons there is an incident — the cashier's error when scanning or the unfair supplier. In some cases insufficient control of this type of goods can threaten health of buyers. For large retail chain stores it is inadmissible therefore Svetofor shops in 2019 began the project on implementation of specialized service Set Mark of development of CSI company which prevents violations during the work with the marked goods.

Service is established in each shop where excise alcohol is on sale. Module Set Mark: Alco receives the list of relevant excise stamps from a stock count system and during sale or return at the checkout checks whether these goods in shop are registered. If is not present — service will block transaction, having excluded thus the probability of sale of products which are not registered, or return of goods which was not on sale in specific outlet. Double sales of goods are excluded.

Observance of the minimum retail price is controlled – it it is possible to violate the requirement, for example, as a result of an incorrect advertizing campaign – in this case service does not allow sale. Thus the retailer eliminates a set of potential violations – to system implementation the network regularly sustained losses because of errors of cashiers, resolved issues with penalties and licenses for shops.

Replication of service on all shops of network took 3 months and came to the end by March, 2020. Service is established in all opening Svetofor shops, except for a situation when it is not required – for example, in Chechnya where sale of alcohol is prohibited. Within the Set Mark project it was integrated with the accounting system "1C: Trade Management" which is used by Svetofor.

Denis Galkin, the head of IT Traffic light on the region Southern Federal District:

Set Mark works steadily, does not require additional hardware resources. In installation and solution maintenance on 400 shops in three regions — in the south, the Caucasus and in Volga region — 5 engineers with assistance of specialists of CSI were engaged. Set Mark saves us from claims of inspection bodies and load of lawyers, and buyers can be sure of quality and the producer of the purchased alcoholic products.

Set Mark is closely integrated with the cash solution Set Retail. Clients of Set Retail will have one more opportunity soon – adding of alcoholic products in the check by scanning only of an excise stamp, without scanning of a barcode of goods. It will accelerate service of buyers and will reduce "excess" transaction – and, so and a possibility of an error.