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Providing a seamless consumer experience is one hope for bringing back brick and mortar retail, automated stores are being built to do just that.

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Trigo is an Israel-based provider of computer vision-powered grab-and-go checkout solutions for retailers. Trigo’s computer vision-powered software solution, “EasyOut,” uses cameras and shelf sensors to track items picked up by customers in a store.Trigo provides three software solutions for automated checkouts as follows:1) “EasyOut app” is a mobile phone-based checkout app that can be integrated with existing retail mobile apps. It enables shoppers to scan a QR code at the exit to pay for their purchases and obtain a receipt to the mobile device2) EasyOut Tap is a POS solution enables customers to pay by tapping their credit or debit cards3) EasyOut Station is a computer vision solution that can be retrofitted to self-checkout kiosks to track customer purchases in real time and maintain real-time receipts of the customer baskets. EasyOut also provides store analytics reports and dashboards with insights on store traffic, shopper behavior, and customer insights.Trigo’s solutions are priced based on the store size and are available on a subscription basis with an additional outright charge for the hardware cost.Key customers and partnershipsThe company has entered into multiple partnerships with well-established grocery retailers to deploy its automated checkout systems. The company has partnerships with retailers such as <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/6061">Tesco </a>in the UK (October 2019), <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/5796">Aldi Nord </a>in the Netherlands (October 2021), <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11425">REWE </a>(<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/31211">July 2024</a>) and <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/7590">Netto </a>in Germany (December 2021), <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/12935">Shufersal </a>in Israel (September 2022), <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/7813">Wakefern Food Corp </a>in the US (January 2022), and Auchan in France (May 2023).Trigo has also leveraged other types of B2B partnerships to accelerate the roll-out of autonomous stores. In June 2021, the company joined the Google Cloud Partner ecosystem to leverage Google Cloud’s relationships with leading retailers, with teams from both companies working together to support retailers in their digital transformations.Funding and financialsIn October 2022, Trigo raised USD 100 million in a funding round led by Singapore investment firm Temasek. Germany’s SAP SE was a strategic backer of the round and planned to work with its own retailer customers to help integrate Trigo into its systems. The company planned to use the funds to focus on three core initiatives: 1) expanding the company’s autonomous retail platform, 2) building increasingly larger stores, and 3) executing a pipeline of contracted stores around the world. The company was to also invest in building its StoreOS software for inventory tracking, store management, and data collection.

Trigo is a technology company that builds AI-powered infrastructure for retail stores.

Lazada is an online shopping and selling destination in Southeast Asia – present in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.  Lazada helps more than 100,000 local and international sellers, as well as 2,500 brands, serve the 560 million consumers in the region through its marketplace platform, supported by a wide range of tailored marketing, data, and service solutions. Lazada offers an excellent customer experience through a wide network of logistics partners and its own first- and last-mile

Tesco is a consumer products store, ranging from food to fashion. Every day stores and online, strive to serve our customers, communities, and world a little bit better. In the UK, Europe, and Asia, they have an employ over 400,000 people in our shops, offices, distribution centers, and customer engagement centers. They can provide the proper support to help you grow your talents if you share our enthusiasm for the people, products, and places that make us great. If you're seeking the ideal work life balance, a collaborative culture, and flexible working hours, this is the place to be.

<div> The Tesco Group (LSE: TSCO)&nbsp;is a British multinational consumer goods retailer. The company has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1947. Tesco generated revenue of GBP 68 billion (~USD 86 billion) in FY2024 (year ending February 25). Tesco operated 2,863 grocery and general merchandise retailing stores in the UK as of February 2024; its share in the UK grocery market was ~28% as of the same date. Tesco&rsquo;s other business operations include: Booker (food and beverages wholesaler); One Stop convenience stores chain; Tesco Mobile; F&amp;F clothing line; dunnhumby (a subsidiary offering data analytics services to retail businesses); and Tesco Bank.&nbsp; The UK is Tesco&rsquo;s largest retail market, accounting for ~76% of the retail revenue (excluding Booker). Tesco also operates retail stores across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ireland, and Hungary. It <a href="https://www.tescoplc.com/investors/analyst-consensus/"> expects </a> revenue to increase 2.5% YoY and reach GBP 70 billion by FY2025, rising to GBP 73 billion by FY2027. Tesco aims to <a href="https://www.tescoplc.com/media/vskdgjix/climate-change-and-energy-factsheet-2023.pdf"> achieve carbon neutrality </a> in its operations by 2035 and a net-zero status across its value chain by 2050. </div>

Tesco enters Christmas dinner wars with £11.05 meal for six

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A new wave of meat, fish, and poultry alternatives are driving this hyper-growth industry into the mainstream

Plant-based Meat

Suppliers of plant ingredients such as legumes, mycelia, and other proteins for the production of plant-based meat, fish, poultry, and pork products; suppliers of technology related to the production of plant-based meat

Producers of plant-based pork alternatives using plant proteins such as pea, soy, wheat, etc. Some startups also use unique ingredients such as mushroom mycelium (whole-cut bacon) and jack fruits (pulled pork) to produce pork alternatives. Products are manufactured mostly in sausage or pulled (pork) form

Producers of plant-based chicken, turkey, and duck alternatives using plant proteins such as peas, soy, wheat, etc. Products are manufactured mostly in nuggets or shredded form

Producers of plant-based seafood alternatives using plant proteins such as peas, soy, chickpeas, etc. Some startups use more unique ingredients such as algae, konjac (a Japanese yam root), tomatoes, and eggplants. Products are manufactured mostly in shredded form or as cuts (for sushi)

Producers of plant-based beef alternatives using plant proteins such as peas, soy, wheat, mung beans, etc. Products are manufactured mostly in a burger patty, sausage, meatball, or minced form

Empowering efficiency, visibility and collaboration throughout supply networks

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 Roambe, an AI-powered supply chain visibility provider has teamed up with UK retailer Tesco for enhanced tracking and logistics efficiency at over 3,000 store locations.
 With this collaboration, Tesco has fitted all its UK containers with solar-powered sensors for real-time monitoring of over 23,000 container journeys totalling 6.21 million mi. The integration provides insight into container locations, monitors movement, reduces dwell times and delivery blunders; a step forward from their previous reliance on third-party tracking data.
 
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 This marks the second partnership Roambee has entered in 2024. In early October 2024, the company partnered with Tracker to launch the AI-powered OKgo solution to enhance supply chain efficiency. This solution is built to adapt to a wide range of industries and uses AI-powered intelligence to provide valuable insights and predictions.

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