AiFi launches stores for Zappka and autonomous shopping at music festivals
US-based check-out free stores venture AiFi has launched four Zappka locations in Poznan, Krakow, and Warsaw in Poland, all micro-markets in high traffic areas and open 24/7.
In the States, meanwhile, building on BottleRock (3rd-5th September, Napa Valley), AiFi continues to activate autonomous shopping at music festivals.
This includes Sea.Hear.Now (18th-19th September, Asbury Park) and Governor’s Ball (24th-25th September, New York).
At BottleRock, event attendees were able to purchase an assortment of snacks, beverages, and merchandise from an Express Shop powered by AiFi and Verizon 5G + MEC.
People entered by tapping a credit card at the entrance. Once inside the store, AiFi’s computer vision powered cameras tracked what items were taken and customers could exit with receipts delivered to their email in minutes.
The Express Shop also included event t-shirts and a variety of merchandise.
“With music festivals coming back to life, it is a great opportunity to reimagine the shopping experience. We are proud to enable a frictionless, contactless experience at BottleRock Napa Valley and more events coming up,” says Steve Gu, founder and CEO at AiFi.
