San Francisco — Simbe has partnered with Universal Cold Store (Prime Markets), a leading grocery retail chain in Saudi Arabia, with the introduction of its autonomous robot, Tally. This first-of-its-kind implementation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is expected to enhance inventory management, improve pricing accuracy and elevate the customer experience across select Prime Markets locations, establishing them as pioneers in retail technology adoption within the region.
Traditionally, store teams spend up to 30 hours per week manually taking inventory, a tedious task that’s inherently prone to human error. Recent data indicates manual audits are store teams’ least favorite responsibility. Tally automates these repetitive tasks, autonomously roaming store aisles and scanning shelves multiple times a day. Using advanced AI and computer vision technology, Tally identifies out-of-stock items, pricing errors and misplaced products, collecting comprehensive product data.
With Tally’s insights, store teams can ensure that customers’ desired items are adequately stocked and priced correctly, while also enabling faster fulfillment of online orders. Tally makes store teams’ jobs easier and more enjoyable, freeing up time to better support customers.
“We are committed to delivering the highest quality shopping experience for our valued customers, and Tally is a power tool for taking that to the next level,” says Nooman Hussain, IT director, Prime Markets. “Based on Tally’s proven performance in stores around the globe, we’re excited to bring this technology to our stores in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Tally is intuitive, friendly and fits naturally into the retail environment. Intentionally designed to be shy and unobtrusive, Tally makes subtle noises to avoid surprising or startling anyone as it scans shelves. If Tally meets a customer in the aisle, it will pause to allow them to finish their task, go around them or turn around and come back later so as not to interrupt their shopping.
Universal Cold Store (Prime Markets) has over 40 years of retailing experience and operates more than 127 stores in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Simbe works with top global brands in the U.S., Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.simberobotics.com.
SOURCE: Simbe Robotics