Walmart opened its new Intelligent Retail Lab last week inside a 50,000 square foot Neighborhood Market grocery store in Levittown, NY, which is on Long Island. According to the company, the store will test new, innovative ideas with the help of artificial intelligence-enabled cameras, interactive displays and a massive data center (in full view of customers).
Plans call for the IRL team to use real-time information to explore efficiencies that will allow associates to know when to restock products, and make sure shopping carts are available and registers are open. In addition, customers can access interactive, educational displays, and find answers to commonly asked questions.
According to a Walmart executive, the IRL is meant to improve the shopping experience for customers, and also improve the employee experience.
"The technology has been built to improve associates' jobs, the make their jobs more interesting, and to help them alleviate some of the mundane tasks. AI can enhance their skillset in a very rapidly changing world."
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Kroger to test unmanned vehicle delivery
Kroger announced in late June that it plans to pilot unmanned road vehicles for grocery delivery through a partnership with Nuro, a California-based robotics and artificial intelligence company.
A test scheduled for the fall will allow customers to place grocery orders through Kroger's ClickList system and Nuro's app, and have their items delivered the same day. The pilot market has not yet been announced.
In addition, Kroger announced a partnership with British online grocery supermarket Ocado to build e-commerce fulfillment centers and build out its e-grocery platform. At the same time Kroger announced a deal to purchase online meal kit service Home Chef, as well as plans to launch Boosted Products in Search, a service that will "enable consumer packaged goods brands to reach digitally savvy shoppers with 'hyper-relevant' products in search results across Kroger digital properties," according to Supermarket News.
A test scheduled for the fall will allow customers to place grocery orders through Kroger's ClickList system and Nuro's app, and have their items delivered the same day. The pilot market has not yet been announced.
In addition, Kroger announced a partnership with British online grocery supermarket Ocado to build e-commerce fulfillment centers and build out its e-grocery platform. At the same time Kroger announced a deal to purchase online meal kit service Home Chef, as well as plans to launch Boosted Products in Search, a service that will "enable consumer packaged goods brands to reach digitally savvy shoppers with 'hyper-relevant' products in search results across Kroger digital properties," according to Supermarket News.
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