Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Focal Systems: The Automation of Brick & Motar Retail
Shaw, Kathryn; Chaubard, Francois; Jedras, JamesCase SGSB-E764-EEntrepreneurshipFocal Systems, with fresh new Series B funding and more new orders than it could handle, believed its novel out-of-stock detection system would prove the sweet spot in the automation of traditional brick and mortar retail stores. Small cameras on store shelves could automatically log any products in need of resupply, but also order the items to restock, saving store managers valuable time each day. Stores would see lower labor costs but also woul...Starting at €8.20