UK Shop and Go Automated Store Ian Scott did a very nice walk-thru of the main “Walk In & Walk-Out” prototypes in the UK. If you have any questions or would like contact info for Ian send an email to info@retailsystems.org – About Ian Scott — Rethink Retail Top 100 Influencer, Understanding the shifting retail landscape, delivering actionable solutions… Read More »
Checkout Free Technology News From ZDNet In Brief 340 Convenience Stores Grabango has five markets and is trying to be the undisputed leader California Based One adjustment is that in the East people wear hat and jacket and then remove them. Required tweaking the AI Excerpt Five years after launching its first proof-of-concept, the checkout-free technology startup… Read More »
From The Spoon Last month, The Spoon got on the technology industry’s biggest stage to talk about the state of food robotics with leaders building food robot companies for the restaurant, retail, agriculture and food service. Panelists on the first-ever food robot panel at CES include Clayton Wood (Picnic), Suma Reddy (Future Acres), Andy Lin (Yokai Express), Juan… Read More »
From BusinessInsider Feb 7, 2022 Excerpt In a few years, it will probably be pretty ordinary to see robots delivering packages and transporting goods in cities. Delivery companies are always on the lookout for the next big innovation in the sector. In the US, companies like Starship Technologies have seen huge growth as a result of the pandemic, and others… Read More »
Supermarket Barcode News Supply-chain standards organization GS1 US has released a Barcode Capabilities Test Kit to help retailers gauge their readiness to shift from linear Universal Product Codes (UPCs) to data-rich 2D barcodes on product packaging by 2027. Ewing, N.J.-based GS1 US said the Barcode Capabilities Test Kit evaluates a retailer’s ability to scan and process 2D barcodes at point… Read More »
From KIOSK website Jan 18 Editors Note — Same technology sans Lidar being used in the Nourish + Bloom Autonomous Grocery. See article on Automated Retail Touchless Checkout News LOUISVILLE, Colo. (BUSINESS WIRE) – UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, has partnered with KIOSK Information Systems (KIOSK) to create a highly innovative self-service Retail AI Vision Checkout platform. The edge compute infrastructure provides consumers… Read More »
Automated Grocery Store News Feb 2 Supermarket News Writeup on Nourish + Bloom automated grocery store. Tagline is Frictionless retailer gets underway with high-tech grocery concept utilizing lidar and delivery robots In Brief Store is 1500 sq feet offers “walk in, walk out” functionality Related is Delhaize article from December 2021 over 1,500 SKUs, including produce, meat, baked… Read More »
Smart Lockers New From Bakemag 2/2 Panasonic has a new test location for its lockers at Excerpt In response to the changing food industry and the rising demand for fast-casual restaurants to meet customers where they are at following the pandemic, Paris Baguette is testing the concept of climate-controlled smart lockers at its Edison, New Jersey location. With… Read More »
Cashless Restaurant News Editors Note: More on Wingstop but this time digital signage in the UK. Wing Stop Rolls Out Smart Digital Menu Displays Across Growing UK Footprint — It now seems odd to see a QSR chain that is NOT using digital menu boards and other displays in their stores and in drive-thrus, but a deployment of screens across… Read More »
A couple of developments in Age Verify using Facial Analysis and specifically Yoti platform. All in the UK. NCR involved. From Prolific North Feb 3, 2022 UK Home Office Approves trial of age verification for sale of alcohol in shops. In Brief Will run alongside human checks, the tech will be used to help retailers stop selling alcohol… Read More »
