Schnuck Markets expands Simbe Robotics partnership

Following the introduction of Simbe Robotics’ autonomous robot Tally in select stores, US retailer Schnuck Markets is launching the technology in an additional 46 locations, taking the total to 62.

“The amount of critical data and valuable insights that Tally continues to bring us from a select number of stores is immeasurable,” says Schnucks Vice President of IT Infrastructure and Development, Dave Steck. 

3 years after introducing @simberobotics robot Tally to select stores to enhance inventory management we are launching the technology in an additional 46 stores, leveraging Tally’s real-time data to improve the shopping experience in 62 stores. Read more: https://t.co/OWVxhS7sgy pic.twitter.com/XVUhyWBd91

— schnuckmarkets (@SchnuckMarkets) September 30, 2020

“By expanding our partnership with Simbe and introducing Tally to more than half our stores, we will improve our in-stock position for our customers and free up our teams from tedious inventory-related tasks, allowing more focus on service.”

“Improving our customer’s experiences has always been deeply important to us and is becoming even more critical to operations in a rapidly changing retail environment.”

Schnucks first piloted Tally in July 2017 and expanded to additional stores in 2018, with robots traversing aisles two to three times per day and capturing inventory for approximately 35,000 products per store with each traversal. 

The latest expansion means that, on average, Tally will scan more than 4.2 million products per day.

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