SpartanNash deploys Simbe Tally robots in 60 more grocery stores [Video]

SpartanNash, a wholesale food distributor and operator of 144 supermarkets, announced yesterday that it will deploy Simbe Robotics Inc.’s Tally in 60 additional stores across the Midwest. Tally is an autonomous inventory robot that captures and processes shelf data.

Simbe said its Store Intelligence platform uses the data that Tally collects to inform product stocking, ordering, merchandising, and e-commerce fulfillment. The South San Francisco-based company said this data enables associates to ensure that items are available with accurate locations and prices while also freeing them up for more engaging, customer-facing work. 

“We first piloted Tally in 15 stores, and the success of that launch motivated us to expand Tally across more locations to help associates save time in inventory tracking and spend more time on the floor serving our store guests,” said Tom Swanson, executive vice president of corporate retail at SpartanNash, in a release. “The real-time data intelligence Tally provides helps ensure our store guests’ favorite …