Vista Point of Sale
In 2006 Vue completed the rollout of the Vista Entertainment Solutions integrated Point of Sale software to every site. Prior to this the majority of Vue cinemas ran the WaBITS ticketing system, developed in-house in London by Warner Bros. International Cinemas. This was an internal system used in all former Warner Village cinemas until 2007, when the division responsible for development was closed owing to the sale of the remaining joint venture cinema chains. WaBTIS continues to be used in Japan by Warner Mycal Cinemas who now own the rights to the system.
With the new system customers can buy tickets at any retail point in the cinema, as well as online through the company website. Vue are the first major cinema operator in the UK to implement this "single point of sale" concept. Some cinemas (including those in Aberdeen, Birkenhead, Camberley, Cardiff, Carlisle, Cwmbran, Hull Princes Quay, Lancaster, The Leeds Light, Hartlepool, Merthyr, Harrow, Northampton and Swansea) have no dedicated box office, meaning that all transactions are carried out at the retail stand.
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