Croatian retailer Konzum opens first SMART store in Southeast Europe, powered by AiFi technology

Konzum, a Croatian supermarket chain, has opened its first SMART store in Southeast Europe with AiFi’s AI powered autonomous store technology.

"This is just another step forward in the digitalisation of our business. The technology used for this concept of the store is based on computer vision for recognition,” says Jozo Džakula, Director of the Field of Informatics at Konzum.

“And the space is covered with 150 cameras thanks to which we can track which items the customer took from the shelf and charge only those that they took with them from the store. The goal was to provide customers with faster and easier purchases.”

Żabka Polska

Żabka Polska has announced new autonomous stores, also powered by AiFi technology, at the campus of Medical University of Warsaw, the campus of Warsaw University for Life Sciences, and student dormitories at Basecamp Student.

In a LinkedIn post, Patryk Powierża, Head of Żabka Nano Growth, said: “We truly believe that autonomous stores can bring more convenience to the lives of our customers.”

“Thanks to this autonomous technology we can open our store in locations where traditional stores can’t appear.”

Glenn Faulkner, Solutions Architect at AiFi, said: “Żabka continues to showcase the flexibility and innovation that can be achieved with autonomous stores. Making sure to meet the customer where they are and when they need it.”