The price, value, service equilibrium within the
grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh food space seems to be
constantly moving forward according to Steven Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Johnson stated, constraints
on consumer time continue to increase and waiting in line a grocery stores,
convenience store, or restaurant is not on the top of the list of things that
have to do or want to do.”
Circle K understand the power of choice each consumer
has and in a effort to empower consumer to chose Circle K over another food retailer they
are retrofit
of existing systems with Grabango’s
checkout-free shopping suited for existing locations, so that it supports
Couche-Tard's efforts to make the store experience as seamless and frictionless
as possible.
Now Circle
K is offering Grabango’s
“checkout-free” solution across six stores in the greater Tucson, Ariz., area. Couche-Tard
Head of Global Digital Innovation Magnus Tägtström explained that his company
is passionate about exploring technology that empowers store teams and helps
make customers’ lives a little easier every day.
“We’re looking forward to seeing Grabango’s
autonomous checkout solution support our ongoing efforts to make the store
experience as seamless and frictionless as possible for our on-the-go
customers,” he said.
So, Grabango is expanding rapidly and has
already deployed more than 75,000 square feet of shopping floor. Last
year, Grabango
was the first company to retrofit its checkout-free technology into an already
operating store and has raised $73 million in total capital to date. With the
expansion of coverage to five Giant Eagle GetGo stores in the Greater
Pittsburgh area along with these Circle K stores in the West, Grabango’s
checkout-free technology now reaches shoppers coast to coast.
Don’t over reach. Are
you ready for some fresh ideations? Do your food marketing ideations look more
like yesterday than tomorrow? Interested in learning how Foodservice Solutions® can edify your
retail food brand while creating a platform for consumer convenient
meal participation, differentiation and individualization? Email us at: Steve@FoodserviceSolutions.us or visit us on our social media sites by clicking the
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