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Carrefour’s franchisee in the Middle East, Africa and Asia is increasing its use of inventory control robots at stores in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Majid Al Futtaim, a UAE-based holding company that franchises Carrefour stores across seven countries in the region, became the first retailer to leverage robots in the Middle East by deploying the Simbe Robotics “Tally” autonomous shelf-scanning unit at select Carrefour stores in the UAE in 2019. Now the company is adding 11 more Tally Robots across 12 Carrefour stores in the UAE to support with stock management and control.
Tally robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that make them capable of scanning up to 15,000 products, three times a day; checking for stock errors such as out-of-stock items, price mismatch, wrong barcodes, or stock misplacement. The robot assists with stock audits using artificial intelligence (AI), which supports efforts to reduce the workload for store
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Carrefour employs more Tally robots across its UAE stores
Carrefour is expanding its robotic fleet, adding 11 more Tally Robots across stores in the UAE to assist stock management and control. Carrefour put its first inventory robot into action in 2019, becoming the first retailer in the Middle East to deploy Tally robots.
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Carrefour employs more Tally robots across its UAE stores
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Eleven more Tally robots to be added for stock management and control
February 17, 2021
Carrefour is expanding its robotic fleet, adding 11 more Tally Robots across stores in the UAE to assist stock management and control.
Carrefour put its first inventory robot into action in 2019, becoming the first retailer in the Middle East to deploy Tally robots.
Weighing 30 kg and reaching a height of 163 cm, Tally robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that make them capable of scanning up to fifteen thousand products, three times a day, checking for any stock errors, such as out of stock items, price mismatch, wrong barcodes, or stock misplacement. The robot assists with stock audits using artificial intelligence (AI), which support reducing the workload for store workers.