Detecting empty shelves before sales are lost

Store teams discover out-of-stocks during audits after customers already left empty-handed.

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Problem

Planogram compliance and replenishment lag; backroom stock exists while shelves look empty.

Associates walk aisles with handheld lists and prioritize based on manager hunches.

Lost sales and frustrated shoppers.

Camera or robot shelf scans can flag voids and mismatch to expected facings for prioritized restock.

Occlusion by shoppers; labeling of products.

Worker surveillance concerns if cameras are dual-used.

RFID and more frequent manual audits.

RFID costly to tag; audits are sampling.

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