SmartStores
The future of retail
May, 2008
Sun in the retail space
A number of years ago, Sun Microsystems looked at the future of retail and announced that SmartStores would make shopping super easy. http://www.sun.com/br/0305_ezine/ret_smart.html Since then Sun have introduced 2 customizable retail solutions, “Sun Retail Store Processor” and “Sun Retail Integration Architecture Software” where they claim that their innovations are based on open standards and can [...]
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Fujitsu Smart Stores?
Back in January 2004 Fujitsu wrote a report called “Smart Stores” where they report on the future of retail regarding consumer expectations being matched by retailers having to use new technologies to keep a competitive edge. To do so, they reported that retailers must employ a system of cost-cutting technology that yields solid ROI and [...]
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The first smartstores
SmartStores is not just a future vision of retail, it is a reality today. There are many stores that use RFID technology and some retail outlets even use smart cards, smart scales, and smart shelves today. Retailers such as Pak’n Save in New Zealand supply hand held scanners where customers can scan their own grocery [...]
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What are SmartStores?
SmartStores are stores that use smart technology, i.e., technology consisting of RFID, smart shelves, smart scales, smart carts, and smart cards, etc. Shoppers can buy products as easily as putting products into a shopping cart and then walking out the door with them. The customers shopping cart is automatically scanned in one go as they [...]
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SmartStores is online
SmartStores website goes online today. SmartStores is a site that tracks progress in the retail industry toward smart shopping and smart stores. SmartStores will look at technology that is changing the face of retail as we know it. RFID, Internet, and smart technologies like smartshelves, smartcarts, smartscales, and smartcards are combining to make retail a [...]
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