Żabka Group showcases AiFi and Microsoft powered Żabka Nano autonomous store at NRF 2023
Żabka Group this week joined Microsoft at NRF 2023 in New York.
Żabka Nano, an autonomous store concept that has been developed under the umbrella of Żabka Future for over a year and a half, was featured at the Microsoft booth (#4503).
“Participation in this prestigious event is not only an opportunity for us to establish new partnerships but also an opportunity to present Żabka as one of the world’s most innovative companies in the retail industry.,” says Tomasz Blicharski, EVP, Managing Director of Żabka Future.
“Warsaw, thanks to our concept, has become the world capital of autonomous stores, so I am glad that we have the opportunity to present this project to a global audience.”
“We want to show how our new technologies, created in cooperation with our partners, make life easier and free up our customers' time.”
The Żabka Nano store showcase presented during NRF 2023 was available for registered attendees to tour from 15th to 17th January.
Stores operate in several formats, such as standalone container vending machines, traditional bricks and mortar outlets, or store-in-the-store. Each uses technology developed in cooperation with American firm AiFi and leverages Microsoft Azure.
The first Żabka Nano location was established in June 2021 in Poznań. Currently, the Żabka Group manages the largest chain of autonomous stores in Europe with more than 50 outlets.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Microsoft and Żabka Group at the world’s largest retail event,” says Steve Carlin, CEO at AiFi.
“Having surpassed more than 50 AiFi powered Żabka stores recently, the demand for autonomous checkout in convenience stores is quickly rising, and we’re proud to have proven our ability to deploy autonomous stores at record speed in partnership with Żabka.”
Representatives of the Żabka Group discussed the digital transformation that has been going on within the company since 2016 during the conference part of NRF 2023.
On 15th January, Blicharski talked about the concept of Żabka Nano during the NRF BIG Ideas session "Resilient retail. Achieve more with Microsoft Cloud for Retail".
This was led by Shelley Bransten, Global Corporate Vice President, Retail & Consumer Goods Industries at Microsoft.
“Digital technology that enables experiences like autonomous stores is what will make the difference between retailers that thrive and those that get left behind,” says Bransten
“In collaboration with Microsoft partner AiFi, we’re pleased to bring the Zabka Nano store checkout-free solution to life at NRF 2023 and to show the global retail industry what’s possible for autonomous stores through Zabka’s successful deployment.”
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