NRF 2020: Retailers ponder cloud choices, Zebra launches SmartSight robot, Micro-markets in focus
Summary
Vanson Bourne conducted a survey for Nutanix that covered 2,650 global IT decisionmakers in various engines. The findings offer a notable backdrop to the National Retail Federations annual conference in New York City. The high-level findings in the Nutanix research include: Zebra Technologies launched SmartSight, a robot that uses computer vision, machine learning, and workflow automation to identify out-of-stock conditions, pricing issues, and planogram miscues at retailers. Zebras SmartSight announcement comes a few days after the company said it would deploy 10,000 Android-based handheld computers at Office Depot for use in stores and distribution centers. Shekel Brainweigh Ltd. unveiled Capsule, an autonomous micro-market that uses Hitachis LiDAR sensors to enable consumers to buy multiple items in one transaction.