Caper hopes to deliver three big benefits to merchants. First, they\u2019ll be able to repurpose cashier labor to assist customers so they buy more and to keep shelves stocked, though eventually this technology is likely to eliminate a lot of jobs. Second, the ease and affordable cost of transitioning means businesses will be able to recoup their investment and grow revenues as shoppers buy more. And third, Caper wants to share data that its carts collect (on routes through the store, shelves customers hover in front of and more) with its retail partners so they can optimize their layouts.<\/p>\n
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Caper\u2019s screen tracks items you add to the cart and can surface discounts and recommendations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
One big advantage over its ceiling and shelf camera competitors is that Caper\u2019s cart can promote deals on nearby or related items. In the future, it plans to add recommendations based on what\u2019s in your cart to help you fill out recipes. \u201cThrew some chips in the cart? Here\u2019s where to find the guacamole that\u2019s on sale.\u201d A smaller hand-held smart basket could broaden Caper\u2019s appeal beyond grocers (think smaller shops), though making it light enough to carry will be a challenge.<\/p>\n
Gao says that with merchants already seeing sales growth from the carts, what keeps him up at night is handling Caper\u2019s supply chain, as the product requires a ton of different component manufacturers. The startup has to move fast if it wants to be what introduces Main Street to autonomous retail. But no matter what gadgets it builds in, Caper must keep sight of the real-world stress their tech will undergo. Gao concludes, \u201cWe\u2019re basically building a robot here. The carts need to be durable. They need to resist heat, vibration, rain, people slamming them around. We\u2019re building our shopping cart like a tank.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Amazon boogie-man has every retailer scrambling for ways to fight back. But the cost and effort to install cameras all over the ceiling or into every shelf could block stores from entering the autonomous shopping era. Caper wants to make eliminating checkout lines as easy as replacing their shopping carts while offering a more familiar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[492],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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