As cutting-edge technologies, like AI and robotics, advance across the spectrum of industries, a new application for them opens up in the retail space. For example, supermarket chain Kroger is piloting several models of aisle-roving robots in two of its markets. What is especially interesting to note is that unlike many cases of using robots in warehouses for cargo handling, these robots operate in the front of the stores, interacting with the customers.

It is not surprising that in the current economic climate, the retailers have to make sure they manage the increasing flow of customers with a diminishing number of employees. It takes a lot of careful planning, and solid understanding of demographics – in the trade area as well as in the traffic flow.

Traffic flow demographics is a set of data describing the drivers in the flow of traffic that passes by your store. Ticon’s new products are available with nationwide coverage and high granularity, at Ticon’s industry-leading traffic data & demographics accuracy and precision. Armed with historical traffic data & accurate traffic counts you can optimize the staff scheduling with high precision, matching the fluctuations in number of people entering your store at a different time.

So, while you are shopping for your new robotic employees, give us a call to talk about stope performance optimization with Ticon’s highly granular data.