Each store contains specialized local assortments to meet local shoppers' needs.Ĭ&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. This unique grocery store offers the selection and assortment of a national chain, with the service and local customization of a community-based retailer. operates corporate stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style model.
īuilding on its more than 100-year history in the grocery business, Piggly Wiggly ® continues to grow its presence with stores throughout the Midwest, South and Northeast. Focal has raised more than $40M to date and scaled solutions on three continents in hundreds of stores, with over 100,000 cameras deployed. We have pioneered the world's first "Self-Driving Store"- an OS that revolutionizes how stores are run.
Our mission is to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail with state-of-the-art deep learning and AI.
Major retailers using Focal Systems have shown a 50x in ROI with the implementation of the technology, making this the most profitable investment in all of retail technology.įounded in 2015 in San Francisco out of Stanford's Computer Vision Lab, Focal Systems is the industry leader in retail automation. To date, Focal has raised more than $40M in venture capital funding and has scaled their solutions to retailers spanning three continents.
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Our partnership with Focal Systems will enable us to provide an even better shopper experience by leveraging the mostinnovative retail automation technology available," said Mark McGowan, Senior Vice President, Retail, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.įocal Systems made recent headlines for its $25 million Series B, led by Point72, and for its rollout at the Cooportunity Market, the only organic food cooperative in Los Angeles. "Piggly Wiggly has been changing the industry since it launched its first store. We look forward to expanding our partnership in years to come." In partnering with Focal Systems, Piggly Wiggly Midwest is demonstrating how it continues to be a pioneer in the industry. "I'm seeing the first signs of massive adoption of AI and computer vision in the grocery and retail industry and it's exciting to see one of the best grocery chains helping to lead the charge. "We're thrilled to work with such a beloved and historic grocer that has been a staple in American lives for more than a century," said Francois Chaubard, CEO and founder of Focal Systems. Each store contains specialized local assortments to meet local shoppers' needs. operates Piggly Wiggly Midwest corporate stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style model. FocalOS digitizes the entire store in order to automate and optimize ordering, inventory management, merchandising and in-store labor with the objective to deliver a better experience to customers.īuilding on its more than 100-year history in the grocery business, Piggly Wiggly continues to grow its presence with stores throughout the Midwest, South and Northeast. Piggly Wiggly Midwest will be piloting the Focal Operating System (FocalOS) in its Wisconsin and Illinois stores. Focal Systems, the industry leader in retail automation, today announced a partnership with Piggly Wiggly Midwest stores.
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