Focal Systems shortlisted in three categories at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Focal Systems has been shortlisted in three 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards categories. The awards recognize technology that is driving change across global retail, and RTIH received a record number of […]
Deck the Aisles: 6 Shelf Fixes Before the Holiday Rush
Your holiday season is being decided on the shelf right now Deloitte expects US holiday retail sales to grow 4.0% to 4.8% this year, to about $1.7 trillion. By the […]
A Product Is More Than a Picture: Focal’s View on What Real Product Recognition Takes
Naming a product from a photo is easy. Naming the exact product, one SKU among a dozen near-identical twins, turned sideways, half-hidden behind a shopper’s basket, is where retail computer […]
Why AI Fails at Scale in Retail and What Actually Prevents It
In September 2025, Starbucks put an AI inventory-counting tool into more than 11,000 North American stores. The vendor had reported 99% accuracy and counting roughly eight times faster than doing […]
Summerween is Real: Halloween is Arriving on Shelves Earlier Every Year
If it feels like Halloween is popping up in stores earlier and earlier each year, that’s because it is. And now there’s shelf-level data to prove it. “Summerween” has been […]
The Hidden Cost of What Sits Above the Shelf: How AI Vision Is Turning Dead Stock Into Revenue
How retailers are unlocking tens of thousands of dollars in recoverable inventory, every month, per store, with overhead vision technology. Walk the backroom of almost any grocery store, and you’ll […]
Retail Experience Sits at the Heart of Loss Prevention
I didn’t come to retail technology from a spreadsheet or a boardroom. I came to it from the shop floor. I spent years in stores, so I never saw loss […]
What the World Cup Did to the Beer Aisle
Match-day demand is real, it is measurable, and it looks different in every country. We read the ritual in the out-of-stock data. Every big match has a pre-game ritual, and […]
Our Cameras Saw the Fourth of July Coming
Some holidays announce themselves quietly. The Fourth of July is not one of them. Nearly 240 million Americans celebrate it, spending an estimated $12.6 billion on food and drink. (NRF). […]
Focal Systems Wins In-Store Technology of the Year at the Retail Systems Awards 2026
Today, we’re honored to share that Focal Systems has been named In-Store Technology of the Year at the Retail Systems Awards 2026, one of the most respected recognition programs in […]