SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Focal Systems Inc., the industry leader in retail automation solutions, announced today that Walmart Canada has expanded their partnership with Focal. Focal deploys shelf cameras throughout the store to provide automated detection of out-of-stocks, low inventory and planogram compliance which drives higher on-shelf availability and operational efficiency.
�With the advances Focal has made with their technology solution, were ready to expand the partnership and deploy shelf-cameras in more stores, said Sam Wankowski, Chief Operations Officer, Walmart Canada. Were always striving for more ways to improve the shopping experience for our customers. Focal is helping us use technology to improve our on-shelf customer availability, so our customers can find what they are looking for, each time they choose to shop in-store with us.
Upon continued KPI success, Focals out-of-stock solution will be expanded to additional stores nationally in 2021 as part of Walmart Canadas recent $3.5 billion investment in technology for store transformation.
Customers are time-strapped and theyre conscious of making multiple shopping trips to the store. Theyre turning to Walmart to meet their one-stop shopping needs. Focals technology helps ensure more products are available on the shelf for Walmart customers when they want them.
We set out with a mission to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail. By working with the world class operators at Walmart, weve been able to refine our technology to deliver unparalleled insight into product availability and how their stores perform, said Francois Chaubard, CEO, Focal Systems. We are honored to partner with Walmart and appreciate the opportunity to expand our deployment in order to deliver meaningful financial results to their stores.
About Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide serving 1.5 million customers each day. Walmart Canadas flagship online store, Walmart.ca is visited by more than 900,000 customers daily. With more than 90,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of Canadas largest employers and is ranked one of the countrys top 10 most influential brands. Walmart Canadas extensive philanthropy program is focused on supporting Canadian families in need, and since 1994 Walmart Canada has raised and donated more than $400 million to Canadian charities. Additional information can be found at walmartcanada.ca and on Walmart Canadas social media Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Focal Systems
Focal Systems, the industry leader in retail automation solutions, was founded in 2015 with a very clear mission statement: automate and optimize brick and mortar retail. The Focal team is comprised of retail operations experts with decades of leadership experience at the top retailers in the world, as well as, experts who have built AI solutions for major technology companies. Together, they built the next generation operating system for brick and mortar retail which is in use with retailers around the world. For more information please visit www.focal.systems and Focals social media – Twitter and LinkedIn
Contacts
Walmart Canada
Adam Grachnik
Director, Corporate Affairs
Adam.Grachnik@walmart.com
437.237.3497
Focal Systems
Jeremy Pugh
VP Sales
jeremy@focal.systems
715.299.5373
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