Softline is negotiating the purchase of Atol, which manufactures trade automation equipment: online cash registers, POS-terminals, barcode scanners, label printers, etc. Amount of the potential deal is estimated by Kommersant sources at the level of ₽5 billion. Experts assume that the new deal will allow the company to expand its client base in retail trade, as well as strengthen its position in sales of not only software, but also hardware.