Watchdogs: 'Shell' Schemes Are on the Rise Nov 6, 2009
Two months ago, Agilysys, () a small IT firm, shipped a dozen point-of-sale devices to a new customer called Manybol Enterprises in South Florida: cash registers, touch-screen monitors, receipt printers, and barcode scanners that sold for a total of $53,802. The order struck Agilysys' sales rep as strange, according to a Ohio police report the company filed later. (BusinessWeek)
Store owner hammers out a simple living Oct 14, 2009
Replacing them at Lehman's cash registers are nostalgia buffs and hobbyists, along with environmentalists looking for sustainable products and missionaries and homesteaders in search of appliances and other household items that don't rely on power (composting toilets are suddenly hot) ... Its cash registers, for instance, are in a hand-hewn barn dating to 1849 that was salvaged in nearby Orrville and reassembled on site three years ago. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hunting for secondhand bargains at the flea market Jul 5, 2009
There are no computerized cash registers or inventoried pricing like we saw at other marketplaces. People bring their treasures, they know about how much money they want for the stuff, and you offer what you think is fair. (Boston Globe)
Keeping calls classic May 13, 2009
A collector of antiques ranging from 8 mm cameras to old cash registers, Salisbury uses the phone about once a day. This is so cool solid wood, he said. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
1 of 2 thong-facemask robbery suspects sentenced Feb 18, 2009
He then collected about $100 from the cash registers, while Espinoza stole 37 packs of cigarettes. Espinoza's sentencing is scheduled for Monday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)