Merchandising & Store OpsWednesday, November 4, 2026
Shelf-scanning robots expand to major grocery and warehouse clubs
B&R Stores and BJ's Wholesale Club are deploying Simbe Robotics' Tally robots to scan shelves and feed real-time stock data into replenishment systems.
The numbers
- 240 locations BJ's Wholesale Club rolled Tally out across more than 240 locations.
- 30 hours a week Store associates spend as much as 30 hours a week checking stock.
- 45,000 square foot Tally 3 scans a typical 45,000 square foot grocery store in under an hour.
- 98 percent Tally 3 recognizes products with better than 98 percent accuracy.
- 12 hours Tally 4.0 offers up to 12 hours of runtime.
