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25 Nov Launching an Autonomous Store is Easier Than It Seems

Posted at 14:27h in Blog by AiFi Team

Mention of autonomous retail often invokes images of standalone stores with minimal staff that serve highly specific customers with great efficiency. The technology that enables autonomous retail has become much more capable in recent years, making this vision more true than ever before. Autonomous retail experiences...

08 Nov How Autonomous Retail Can Help Define Your Location Strategy

Posted at 09:34h in Blog by AiFi Team

Where a retail store is located can make or break the business. Choosing the right location helps retailers reach their target customers effectively and maximize profits. Between malls, shopping centers, freestanding kiosks, business parks, and more, retailers have many new ways to serve an increasingly...

31 Oct How AI Can Deliver Personalized Shopping Experiences to an Increasingly Demanding Customer Base

Posted at 09:27h in Blog by AiFi Team

Retailers are preparing for the upcoming holiday shopping season. Every year, they set into motion a wave of marketing and promotion strategies to attract customers. In recent years, personalization has been the name of the game. According to Salesforce, two-thirds of customers expect businesses...

26 Oct What Makes a Successful Autonomous Retail Store?

Posted at 09:21h in Blog by AiFi Team

Many retailers are exploring the idea of opening autonomous retail stores. Some retailers take a slow, methodical approach by introducing self-check-out, while others have opted to embrace completely autonomous retail stores that have no customer-facing staff. The most successful of these stores, regardless of their...

13 Oct 3 Types of Customer Data That Retail Businesses Should Collect and Analyze

Posted at 16:53h in Blog by AiFi Team

The common saying that data is the lifeblood of modern businesses has been repeated many times in the past decade, and is often used in reference to technology and software companies. However, the utility of data collection and analysis in retail is often underestimated. The...

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26 Sep 4 Unexpected Shopping Experiences Transformed by Introducing Autonomous Retail

Posted at 16:45h in Blog by AiFi Team

Autonomous retail often brings to mind images of standalone concept stores, small convenience stores, and large grocery stores. A vast majority of businesses (88%) are embracing digital solutions in retail settings. However, the impact of autonomous retail and the technology powering it has changed retail in...

13 Sep 3 Ways Automation Can Help Grocers Manage Inventory

Posted at 14:40h in Blog by AiFi Team

Inventory management can make or break a retailer, but many businesses are still stuck using obsolete manual processes - or worse, not tracking inventory at all. These inventory management inefficiencies can cause many problems, from wasting money to creating low employee morale, poor vendor relations,...

08 Sep How to Use AI to Develop Cohesive Customer Experiences Across Retail Channels

Posted at 18:17h in Blog by AiFi Team

As competition grows in the retail space, business owners - especially brick-and-mortar retail owners - have shifted their attention to developing and delivering positive and memorable customer experiences to shoppers. To retain customer loyalty in the long term, businesses must deliver these positive experiences consistently. Customers...

25 Aug The Appeal of Omnichannel Retail and How Retailers Can Embrace the Transition for Physical Retail

Posted at 10:45h in Blog by AiFi Team

The exponential growth of e-commerce made it seem like traditional retail was on the brink of extinction. However, the rise of e-commerce is not the downfall of the brick-and-mortar store. More and more, customers are embracing shopping experiences that span multiple channels and platforms. During the...