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The employee-facing
side of the Anyline mobile
app allows for optimization
of the order picking processes
using barcode scanning
employees need to pick orders
efficiently and accurately
and avoid including
expired items.
Meanwhile, an automated solution from Bader Technologies
" We're building a set of capabilities to run the store, " said Wilkerson.
introduced at the start of 2021 is an ultraviolet (UV) disinfecting robot
designed to combat COVID-19 and high-risk pathogens commonly
found in grocery, foodservice and retail environments.
The Badger UV Disinfect robot is equipped with advanced UV-C
technology developed by UltraViolet Devices Inc. (UVDI). Early testing of
the new robot with UVDI's 254nm UV-C technology indicated 99% and
greater inactivation of coronaviruses, E. coli, Salmonella enterica and
Influenza A.
Testing results showed that the robot can decontaminate 40,000
square feet in approximately two hours, enabling rapid disinfection of
typical store spaces, including shelves, aisles and checkout areas.
" Disinfecting retail stores is an ideal job for our robots as they
can navigate aisles effortlessly, " said Tim Rowland, CEO of Badger
Technologies. " We're pleased to work with UVDI to help grocers and
retailers quickly address COVID-19 contamination concerns while
supporting long-term strategies for more effective infection prevention
in retail environments. "
Solutions to ease the pressure on employees
From self-checkout to online order management software, there are
a lot of solutions grocers can look into to help make their employees'
day-to-day tasks easier.
NCR offers end-to-end enterprise software from the back office
to the front end, from mobile to payments, loyalty and beyond. That
includes inventory management, ecommerce, special offers, cloudenabled
reporting, virtualization and secure self-checkout and payment
systems.
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" We are a software company, and we have access to how consumers
behave an interact with technology. We think about automating a lot of
those functions and have a strong track-record in doing that. "
NCR can help retailers find a balance between self-checkout and
employee-run checkout and creates a seamless transaction period no
matter what method of checkout consumers are using - even those
shopping online.
The company's ecommerce solution aims to streamline the picking
process on the employee end to lessen the time spent working on
online order fulfillment. NCR's picking app learns where products
are throughout the store and combines multiple orders into one trip
through the store, while mapping out the most optimized route to pick
the items in the online orders.
Boston-based Anyline offers Mobile Data Capture technology for
retail that plays a key supporting role in inventory management,
stocking, order fulfillment and curbside pickup. With Anyline, grocers
can improve data accuracy and enhance workforce optimization.
The employee-facing side of the mobile app allows for optimization
of the order picking processes using barcode scanning to deliver the
enterprise-grade scanning capability employees need to pick orders
efficiently and accurately and avoid including expired items. Employees
can use their own mobile devices to use the app's capabilities.
Team members can use the app to scan price tags and expiration
dates when replenishing stock. In this way, produce reaching its
expiration can be instantly identified, removing the risk of consumers
picking up food or products which should no longer be on sale.
Anyline partnered with Comerso to launch an anti-waste feature that
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