TALLY AT SCHNUCK MARKETS
Hi, I'm Tally, the robot at Schnucks
I help keep shelves stocked and prices right.
What is the robot at Schnucks?
Tally is an autonomous shelf-scanning robot from Simbe. It travels every aisle multiple times a day, spotting what is out of stock, mispriced, or in the wrong place, and passes that information on to the store team.
For shoppers, that means fewer empty shelves, accurate prices, and products where they are supposed to be. Schnucks rolled Tally out to all stores in 2021, a first for any grocer in the world.
Results seen across Schnucks stores
30%
improvement in on-shelf availability
10x
faster shelf checks
2+ hrs
per day per store reallocated to shoppers and higher value work
"The team would tackle me before we got to the door if we tried to take Tally away."
Kim Anderson
VP of Store Operations, Schnuck Markets
“We quickly realized that Tally could gather so much useful information to help us serve our customers.”
Brandon Carroll
Co-Manager, Schnuck Markets
What does the robot at Schnucks do?
Stocked
Tally spots empty shelves so the team can spend less time finding issues and more time fixing them.
Priced right
Tally checks the tag on the shelf against the price in the system to ensure shoppers get the price they expect.
Easy to find
Tally flags products that ended up in the wrong place making sure everything is where it belongs in the store.
See Tally at Schnucks
FAQs about the robot at Schnucks
The robot at Kroger is called Tally. It gives store teams a clearer view of what is on the shelves including what is in stock. Associates use that information to spot and fix issues sooner, so shoppers are more likely to find what they came for.
No. Tally is focused on shelf conditions, such as what is in stock, not on people.
No. Tally travels the aisles scanning shelves. It stops and waits when it senses someone (or something) nearby, then goes around or comes back later.
No. Tally looks at shelves, not shopping carts or checkout. It doesn’t know who is shopping or what anyone buys.
Yes. Tally is designed to work in busy stores alongside shoppers and store teams. It senses when someone (or something) is nearby, stops and waits, then goes around or comes back later. Tally is the only retail robot certified to operate safely in public spaces.
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