Which of the following methods is used to collect Shopper Data at the point of...

The correct answer is C because point-of-sale shopper data is generated through checkout scanning activity. CPCM/CMKG describes POS data as “retail POS data, including retailer and third-party scanned sales data,” and explains that the course covers how POS data is derived, key measures, sales, profitability, distribution, and shopper insights.

The phrase “scanning items at checkout” is the key. POS data is created when products are scanned during a retail transaction. When that transaction is tied to a loyalty card, the retailer can connect the basket to a household or shopper profile, which makes it much more useful for shopper analytics.

Option A is wrong because shipping products from manufacturers is supply-chain movement, not shopper data collection. Option B is wrong because online search queries are digital behavior data, not point-of-sale data. Option D is wrong because mobile tracking may show location behavior, but it is not the standard POS collection method tested here.