You also forget to mention that the Smart Shelf in the Tesco store also help staff to know when certain items are misplaced on the wrong shelf and when inventory is low. This allows them to go back to the back of the store and get more.
It is tied into a inventory system and a Manager or store employee will always know what in on the shelf and how many are in the back of the store. The system can automatically order new shipments when stock get to a set amount... no human intervention needed and the store doesn't need to blindly keep too much of a certain item on stock since it auto orders. This means the store can cut costs because they no longer need to either have a large back storage area and do need to spend money on hiring people to do a inventory by manual means
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You also forget to mention that the Smart Shelf in the Tesco store also help staff to know when certain items are misplaced on the wrong shelf and when inventory is low. This allows them to go back to the back of the store and get more.
It is tied into a inventory system and a Manager or store employee will always know what in on the shelf and how many are in the back of the store. The system can automatically order new shipments when stock get to a set amount... no human intervention needed and the store doesn't need to blindly keep too much of a certain item on stock since it auto orders. This means the store can cut costs because they no longer need to either have a large back storage area and do need to spend money on hiring people to do a inventory by manual means