SAN FRANCISCO — Standard AI (artificial intelligence) now offers convenience stores the ability to understand and shape shopper behavior and in-store operations. Sold collectively as Vision OS^, the platform has been enhanced by the addition of two new tools—Mission Control and Insights—that transform the in-store experience. The caret (^) symbol, often used to represent exponents, signifies leveling up and setting new standards.
With e-commerce-level insights and capabilities now available, Vision OS^ gives retailers the ability to better understand store operations and how customers shop. These tools are designed to help increase productivity and drive new revenue opportunities at a time when retailers are inhibited by inflation and labor challenges.
Vision OS^ provides insights into retail operations and helps answer questions such as how people interact with products, where they dwell, what customers do in the face of out-of-stocks, what items are on which shelves and more.
Standard Checkout, one part of the Vision OS^ platform, specializes in retrofitting existing stores with a checkout-free experience using cameras and the cloud.
Vision OS^ is an evolution of the Standard AI platform, demonstrating the power and simplicity of computer vision-powered cameras and the cloud. Having solved for the most difficult application of computer vision in retail—autonomous checkout—the platform now enhances store operations and delivers strategic insights.
"Retailers are 'looking up' and seeing the potential of their ceilings—the most underutilized real estate in today's stores," said Jordan Fisher, co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Standard AI. "When you empower brick-and-mortar retailers with e-commerce insights and analytics, you can understand shopper behavior and in-store operations in a brand new way. And with great insights come new opportunities to improve the shopper experience, support in-store teams, and drive new revenue opportunities."
Vision OS^ is composed of three components:
- Standard Checkout: Autonomous checkout used by a variety of retailers to manage labor and inflation challenges, attract new shoppers and transform the shopper experience.
- Mission Control: An app-based dashboard that helps in-store teams better manage the operations and the shopper experience. Specifically, it helps them understand which shelves need restocking, when their store is out of planogram compliance, when a shopper picks up an item that might require an ID to purchase and more.
- Insights: A store intelligence system developed to provide views into shopper behavior and operational performance.
The Standard platform allows customers to walk in, take what they need and walk out without waiting in line or stopping to scan or pay. Standard AI has launched multiple operational stores with customers, and is working with international retailers.
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