SpartanNash Fuels “Tremendous Results” with Simbe Technology

I am thrilled to share that today SpartanNash (Nasdaq: SPTN) announced its expansion of Simbe’s Store Intelligence™ platform to more than half its corporate-owned stores, following an initial rollout of Simbe’s innovative AI & robotics technology in 2023.

As both a grocer and a distributor, SpartanNash is unique in the retail industry. The company serves 2,100 independent grocers, military commissaries, and SpartanNash-owned retail stores in 44 states, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. In addition to being the largest food distributor to serve military commissaries and exchanges in the U.S., SpartanNash also employs more than 17,000 employees.

SpartanNash fuels “tremendous results” with Simbe technology

Our partnership growth is a testament to SpartanNash’s relentless focus on customer-centric innovation. And it’s been fantastic to watch our teams produce the “tremendous results” and “massive transformation” that EVPs of Corporate Retail and Chief Strategy & Information Officer Tom Swanson and Masiar Tayebi describe in our release video.

These positive results have also earned mention on SpartanNash earnings calls and analyst reports. As Tom and Masiar indicate, they are the foundational reason we’re keen to bring the benefits of Simbe’s platform to every SpartanNash store moving forward.

Only Simbe offers proven scale and satisfied customers

Manually auditing inventory is no match for the supply chain, inventory, and labor complexities that challenge retail today. Instead, Simbe’s Store Intelligence platform informs product stocking, ordering, merchandising, and e-commerce fulfillment with real-time inventory insights across every store area.

Like SpartanNash, our dozens of retail partners around the global use Simbe’s robotics & AI platform to improve store performance by better understanding consumer trends, OOS rates, and shopping behavior in their aisles. They also make dramatic strides in labor efficiency as they empower store teams to spend more time serving shoppers.

Only Simbe can say its technology has been proven across multiple fleet-wide deployments and customers who have been satisfied for many years. And nothing is a stronger proof point than a satisfied customer with the sophistication and scale of SpartanNash.

Thank you, SpartanNash, for your partnership – and for spotlighting your thousands of happy Associates and patrons in this video.

Brad Bogolea

Brad is Simbe’s CEO and co-founder, overseeing the company’s vision and efforts to shape a better future for retail. A true believer in data’s ability to revolutionize the supply chain and inform better business decisions, Brad brought to market the world's first autonomous shelf auditing solution, Tally, to give retailers stronger insights into product location and availability.