System and method for electronically determining correct product placement of items

Abstract

A system includes a plurality of racks each storing packs of cigarettes, a display device associated with each rack and a master controller coupled to the racks and the display devices. A processor of the master controller is configured to receive a first indication that a scanner has scanned a first code associated with a first rack of the plurality of racks while the scanner is in a product checking mode. In response, the processor obtains from a memory a first rack number of the first rack and a first UPC associated with the rack number based on a planogram. The processor subsequently receives a second UPC scanned by the scanner of a pack actually stored in the first rack. Based on determining that the first and second UPCs do not match, the processor transmits an alert message indicating incorrect product placement in the first rack.

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