Mettler Toledo Introduces Advanced, Affordable Counter Scale

    COLUMBUS, OH, October 05, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Mettler Toledo is pleased to introduce the latest addition to its line of counter and backroom scales for the grocery industry: the Impact M. Following the introduction of the Impact S counter scale in 2009, the introduction of the Impact M completes the Mettler Toledo Impact family of the most advanced scales in its class. The Impact M is competitively priced and designed to meet a unique need in the market.

"The Impact M is faster to learn, easier to use and better for merchandising. It makes a great impression on customers," says Brian Hipsher, Mettler Toledo Retail Business Leader.

The Impact M is built on a history of robust and accurate design, and is equipped with new features that will carry it well into the future. In response to increasing demand from grocery retailers for improved operational efficiency, the Impact M was designed with a large, full-color touchscreen display that is easily configurable. Grocery store employees will quickly adapt to the Impact M with its multiple layers of preset keys, which make selecting the right product easy. In addition, the operator can even search for specific PLUs using key words. Easy scale operation means more time to focus on what matters most - the customer.

The fresh department is one of the few places in the store where the shopper is both making a purchasing decision and waiting to place and receive their order. Retailers can take advantage of this captive audience at the point-of-decision with the Impact M's graphical customer display, the largest in its class. Messages and graphics can be displayed to promote the retailer's brand, specials, and meal ideas. In addition, the perks of frequent shopper programs can be reinforced by including both the "non-member" and "member" price on the customer-facing display. The retailer's brand can extend from store to home by printing attractive eye-catching labels, using the Impact M's advanced printer.

Several features of the Impact M are designed to enable retailers to increase their margins. The scale's precise multi-interval weighing technology can potentially save 1 to 3 cents on each tare-based transaction, saving thousands of dollars per year for each scale. In addition, the inclusion of Mettler Toledo's remote servicing capability decreases a retailer's downtime by enabling software upgrades, scale configuration updates and more to be completed without an onsite service call.

Retailers can make a real impact on their productivity, marketing, and profits with the Impact M from Mettler Toledo. For additional information on the Impact M counter scale, please visit www.mt.com/retail.

About Mettler Toledo
Mettler Toledo is a leading global supplier of precision instruments and services. The Company's food retail solutions are customized to help retailers grow sales and improve operational efficiencies in their fresh departments. The Company is the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications.

Additional information about METTLER TOLEDO can be found at www.mt.com.

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