Merchandising & Store Ops

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.

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