Focal Systems automates and optimizes retail operations for physical stores using artificial intelligence. Its main product, FocalOS, is an operating system that improves store management and inventory processes while enhancing financial performance. FocalOS uses battery-powered, WiFi-enabled cameras to scan store shelves every hour, providing retailers with real-time data on inventory levels. This allows retailers to manage stock more efficiently and quickly address supply issues. Focal Systems stands out in the retail technology market by focusing on the specific challenges faced by brick-and-mortar stores, offering both software and hardware solutions. The company's goal is to enhance operational efficiency and reduce labor costs for retailers, ultimately delivering significant value and improving their overall performance.

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Pricer and Focal Systems Announce Strategic Collaboration to Drive the Next Step in Physical Store Digitalization

Pricer And Focal Systems Announce Strategic Collaboration To Drive The Next Step In Physical Store Digitalization

Independent grocer Village Super Market Inc. has partnered with Focal Systems AI to further drive automation at its brick-and-mortar locations along the East Coast.

Village Super Market to expand its retail automation chainwide

"We chose Focal Systems as they have proven they can reliably unlock productivity gains in our stores with their Al, while improving the customer experience and sales," said Nico Sumas, co-president of Village Super Market.                 .

Village Super Market Rolls Out Focal Systems Ai Chainwide To Enhance Customer Shopping Experience

Consumer tastes and expectations change rapidly, so retailers need to stay at the forefront of trends. By adopting new, innovative technologies, they are able to adapt quickly and anticipate customer needs.                 .

Focal Systems Wins “Overall Store Management Solution Provider Of The

Pacific Northwest grocery store chain Metropolitan Market has teamed with retail automation provider Focal Systems on the deployment of the Focal Systems Operating System (FocalOS) to digitize and automate the food retailer via optimized ordering, inventory management, merchandising and in-store labor, with the goal of enhancing the overall customer experience.

Metropolitan Market to Automate In-Store Processes | Progressive Grocer

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Focal Systems, the industry leader in retail automation, today announced a partnership with Metropolitan Market, a Good Food Holdings portfolio brand. Focal Systems will deploy the Focal Systems Operating System (FocalOS) to digitize and automate the Pacific Northwest grocery chain through optimized ordering, inventory management, merchandising, and in-store labor to completely transform the overall customer experience.Founded in 1971, Metropolitan Market has nine locations (with a 10th on the way) across Washington State and a rich reputation as the region’s leading independent grocer. Good Food Holdings, the holding company for the five preeminent and enduring food retailing brands Bristol Farms, Lazy Acres Natural Market, New Seasons Market, New Leaf Community Markets, and Metropolitan Market, is known within the industry for focusing on “high-touch, high-service” retail. It places great emphasis on enhancing the customer experience by cutting down on wait times, expanding employee expertise, and now optimizing in-store operations.This pilot will involve deploying hundreds of tiny, inexpensive shelf cameras that digitize shelves hourly with the most accurate computer vision on the market. Then, FocalOS will use that data to automate many in-store processes, enabling accurate just-in-time ordering, replacing the manual daily out-of-stock scan with automated hourly scans, improving product availability for customers by increasing the productivity of replenishment staff, reducing food waste with better produce ordering, and more.“Good Food Holdings is one of the premier retail holding companies in the nation, touting some of the leading luxury grocers across Washington and California,” said Francois Chaubard, CEO and founder of Focal Systems. “As the groundswell of AI and computer vision adoption takes hold across retail and grocery, early adopters, like Metropolitan Market, will see optimizations and enhancements across the in-store experience for customers, and in the backroom for staff, completely transforming the shopping experience and separating them from other retailers in the industry.”“For nearly five decades, Metropolitan Market has been providing a leading and award-winning experience for customers across the state of Washington,” said Ron Megahan, CEO of Metropolitan Market

Good Food Holdings’ Metropolitan Market Chooses Focal Systems For Enhanced Shopper Experience

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Focal Systems, the industry leader in retail automation, today announced it has entered the UK retail market, having joined the British Retail Consortium (BRC) in August and opened its first office in Europe. Focal Systems, which pioneered the “Self Driving Store” Operating System (FocalOS), will use its industry-leading AI technology to help retailers improve margins, increase sustainability, and better serve customers. Already proven with several leading retailers, including Walmart who will have it live in every one of their stores in Canada by the end of 2022, the team will shortly be announcing the launch of multiple partnerships with leading retailers in the UK within the coming months. This entrance into the UK market comes at a time when retailers need it most. Earlier this year, the number of job vacancies in the UK exploded to a record high of nearly 1.3 million. Meanwhile, recent research found that almost every UK organisation admits their supply chain needs improving, and over half think their supply chain needs significant improvement. Given the UK's current labour and supply chain crises, Focal Systems has seen huge demand for its technology in the UK market over the past year. Now that COVID restrictions have relaxed, the brand is setting itself up to support UK retailers and help them adopt AI and automation quickly

Leading Retail, Grocery Ai Company Enters Uk Market

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Focal Systems, the industry leader in retail automation, today announced a partnership with Piggly Wiggly Midwest stores. Piggly Wiggly Midwest will be piloting the Focal Operating System (FocalOS) in its Wisconsin and Illinois stores. FocalOS digitizes the entire store in order to automate and optimize ordering, inventory management, merchandising and in-store labor with the objective to deliver a better experience to customers. Building on its more than 100-year history in the grocery business, Piggly Wiggly continues to grow its presence with stores throughout the Midwest, South and Northeast. C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. operates Piggly Wiggly Midwest corporate stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style model. This unique grocery store offers the selection and assortment of a national chain, with the service and local customization of a community-based retailer. Each store contains specialized local assortments to meet local shoppers’ needs

Piggly Wiggly® Midwest Partners With Focal Systems To Leverage Artificial Intelligence And Automation To Transform The Shopper Experience

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