vi2vi Retail Solution GmbH is the newest channel partner, assisting with implementing SHELFIE in Europe’s biggest retail market
SHELFIE’s newly appointed channel partner in Germany, vi2vi Retail Solution GmbH, has deployed SHELFIE’s Autonomous Retail Computer Vision technology in to one of Germany’s largest retailers.
SHELFIE appointed vi2vi Retail Solution GmbH as its exclusive channel partner in Germany. Within weeks, vi2vi Retail Solution GmbH introduced SHELFIE to one of its customers. This customer, a leading German retailer, has already deployed SHELFIE as a working trial within its store network.
“The video surveillance market is exploding from monitoring into creating real-time intelligence, with SHELFIE providing one of the best in class technologies for empowering our retail clients with the necessary knowledge to provide superior customer experiences right at the point of product selection – the retail stores’ shelves,” says Luise Jaeger, Sales Expert at vi2vi Retail Solution GmbH.
Germany is Europe’s largest retail market1. Retail is also the 3rd largest sector of Germany’s economy2. vi2vi’s appointment enables SHELFIE to fulfil on the growing demand for its autonomous computer vision platform for eliminating retail stock outs.
“While we’ve already successfully engaged retailers in Eastern Europe, landing with both feet firmly on the ground in the biggest market in Central Europe is definitive in SHELFIE’s evolution. Particularly with vi2vi Retail Solution, which has already proven its pedigree in fulfilling on the significant demand for SHELFIE within Germany’s retail sector,” says Yehia Oweiss, Vice President EMEA at SHELFIE.
SHELFIE, vi2vi Retail Solution and its customer are working closely to deliver SHELFIE’s deep learning technology to increased sales volumes and improved customer experience. This roll out follows other large-format retailers’ in North America, Eastern Europe, the UAE and Oceania.
SHELFIE is part of Lakeba Group’s MachineIQ portfolio of ventures, dedicated to eliminating frictions from business operations through enhanced machine intelligence. SHELFIE’s deep learning technology automates audits and insights from shelves in physical retail environments. The system is made up of an analytics platform, image capturing devices and reporting dashboards. Launched in 2016, SHELFIE’s technology is currently utilised by the world’s leading retailers in Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America and Oceania.
1 https://www.statista.com/statistics/434623/turnover-retail-trade-sector-turnover-european-countries/
2 https://www.gtai.de/gtai-en/invest/industries/consumer-industries/consumer-markets-retail
