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Badger Technologies provides autonomous robots to Stine stores

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Badger Technologies, a retail automation expert, is rolling out in-store robotics at Stine, a building materials dealer, to assist in elevating operational efficiencies and customer-service excellence.

Badger Technologies’ multipurpose autonomous robots empower Stine’s stores to detect out-of-stock (OOS) products with more than 95 percent accuracy while helping to decrease OOS products by up to 50 percent. Additionally, in-store robots are enabling Stine to improve price-tag accuracy by more than 97 percent.

For Stine, the decision to introduce autonomous robots was driven by the company’s overarching commitment to its hard-working associates and loyal customers. [Read more…] about Badger Technologies provides autonomous robots to Stine stores

Custom eCommerce Web Development Guide

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In a rapidly expanding business environment, electronic commerce growth is regarded as the top economic application. Many people are looking towards digital production as a way to manage their enterprises and increase earnings.

Developing a web page is an excellent method of starting a digital enterprise since the need for online shops is growing in the modern world. According to statistics it is anticipated that by 2026, online retail purchases will make up around 24% of all retail transactions.

Website creation gives your venture a distinct personality that clearly communicates your brand, reveals your true self to clients, and leaves a positive impression. [Read more…] about Custom eCommerce Web Development Guide

Personalized Recommendations: Unlocking the Potential of Machine Learning in Retail

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In today’s highly competitive retail landscape, the ability to provide personalized recommendations to customers has become a crucial differentiator for success.

With the rise of e-commerce, customers are inundated with choices, making it increasingly challenging for businesses to capture their attention and drive conversions.

However, advancements in machine learning have opened up new possibilities for retailers to leverage customer data and deliver tailored product recommendations. [Read more…] about Personalized Recommendations: Unlocking the Potential of Machine Learning in Retail

Badger Technologies and Stop & Shop stores upgrade Marty the robot

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Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil and provider of robots for retail automation, has teamed up with Stop & Shop, an Ahold Delhaize USA company, to expand its use of Marty the Robot at more than 300 Stop & Shop stores throughout the Northeast.

The robot now conducts product checks to help ensure greater on-shelf availability for customers by alerting store associates when items need re-stocking.

In addition to flagging out-of-stocks, this smarter version of Marty detects misplaced items while continuing the usual task of spotting potential floor hazards and spills. [Read more…] about Badger Technologies and Stop & Shop stores upgrade Marty the robot

Simbe Robotics raises $28 million in Series B funding

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Simbe Robotics, the company leveraging AI and robotics to elevate the performance of retailers with real-time insights into inventory and operations, has closed a Series B equity financing round of $28 million, led by Eclipse.

As one of the premier venture firms specializing in the digital transformation of essential physical industries that impact daily life, Eclipse brings invaluable knowledge and expertise that will propel Simbe through its next phase of growth.

Their investment marks a vote of confidence in emerging retail and grocery technologies, and will enable Simbe to meet rising global customer demand, enter future product areas, expand its team, and continue delivering value to new and existing partners by optimizing both in-store and e-commerce operations. [Read more…] about Simbe Robotics raises $28 million in Series B funding

Czech retailer’s robots clean 20 million square metres

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Albert, said to be one of the Czech Republic’s largest retail brands, says its fleet of autonomous mobile robots have officially cleaned over 20 million square metres (215 million square feet), completing over 92,000 cleaning routes.

The industrial cleaning robots were implemented across Albert’s Czech Republic hypermarkets and two distribution centres. During 2023, Albert says it will “almost double” the number of stores with robot deployments for the robots.

Albert, an Ahold Delhaize local brand, released the figure in partnership with Brain Corp and Tennant Co, who supply and develop the robots and software. [Read more…] about Czech retailer’s robots clean 20 million square metres

Brain Corp partners with Google Cloud to introduce analytics solution for retailers

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Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence company creating technologies in robotics, is partnering with Google Cloud to launch “BrainOS Inventory Insights”, a new and proprietary solution able to deliver next generation in-store inventory analytics to retailers. 

Brain Corp, which already powers the largest global fleet of autonomous robots in public spaces and the world’s largest fleet of robotic inventory scanners, will now offer retail customers “a true end-to-end solution” for analyzing the inventory data collected by its BrainOS powered inventory scanning robots.

Using BrainOS Inventory Insights, retailers will be able to quickly identify out-of-stock and low stock events, assess product details such as where an item is (product location), if it’s in the correct location (planogram compliance) and ensure it’s priced correctly (​​price tag compliance). [Read more…] about Brain Corp partners with Google Cloud to introduce analytics solution for retailers

4 Real-World Examples of Warehouse Automation to Spark Your Inspiration

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By Will Schneider, founder, InsightQuote

Companies around the world are investing in advanced automation systems. One goal behind the trend is streamlining their daily operations – these systems improve workplace safety, efficiency, and reduce overall operation costs.

When it comes to warehouse companies, they use automated systems to scale their operations according to fluctuating market demands, to sustain round-the-clock operations, and so on.

The technology behind these systems is advancing on an almost daily basis. This is leading companies to integrate more and more advanced digital solutions into their existing warehouse operations. [Read more…] about 4 Real-World Examples of Warehouse Automation to Spark Your Inspiration

5 Free Software and Tools to Automate Your Retail Store

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You have been managing your retail store really well, as you are a jack of all trades. But, for how long? 

As your business will grow, you need to adopt automation to make profits in the long run. No matter if you just opened a retail store or you are an online B2C or B2B retailer, automating your tasks and processes can save you tons of hours, money and other resources.

Owners can use retail store automation tools to automate marketing, backend & frontend tasks, drop shipping, tax calculation, customer service, warehouse operations, and a lot more. [Read more…] about 5 Free Software and Tools to Automate Your Retail Store

Badger Technologies teams up with BRdata to give retail robots more insight

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Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil and maker of a retail stock-taking robot, has teamed with BRdata Software Solutions to assist grocers in attaining actionable data and aggregated analytics to improve store profitability, operational efficiencies and shopping experiences.

Real-time inventory, pricing and trend data collected by Badger Technologies’ multipurpose autonomous robots can be ingested by BRdata’s cloud-based retail software to support identifying discrepancies and resolving on-shelf product and pricing problems with increased agility and accuracy.

Through seamless integration of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Badger Technologies and BRdata empower grocers to transform operations and customer shopping experiences. [Read more…] about Badger Technologies teams up with BRdata to give retail robots more insight