Operations

Transforming Retail Operations with Focal Systems

In the fast-paced world of retail, operational excellence is paramount to success. Focal Systems leads the charge in revolutionizing retail operations with its cutting-edge solutions. Powered by FocalOS, our platform is the cornerstone of efficiency and innovation, empowering retailers to thrive in today's competitive landscape.

The Retail Operation's Role:

At the heart of retail operations lies the critical task of ensuring seamless coordination and efficiency. Operations teams are tasked with optimizing inventory management, enhancing productivity, and driving sales to meet the ever-evolving demands of customers. Focal Systems understands the pivotal role operations play in retail success and provides tailored solutions to streamline processes and elevate performance.

Challenges:

Despite the crucial nature of their role, operations teams face numerous challenges in today's retail environment. From fluctuating consumer demands to supply chain disruptions, navigating these obstacles requires agility and adaptability. Outdated systems and inefficient processes further hinder operational efficiency, making it challenging to meet customer expectations and drive profitability.

Focal Systems' Solution:

Focal Systems offers a comprehensive suite of solutions designed to address the unique challenges faced by retail operations. With FocalOS at its core, our platform leverages advanced technology to optimize inventory management, automate processes, and enhance productivity. Real-time insights and actionable data empower operations teams to make informed decisions, ensuring efficient store operations and driving sales growth. From inventory optimization to task prioritization, Focal Systems provides the tools and support operations teams need to succeed in today's dynamic retail landscape.

How it Works

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Focal's Shelf Cameras redefine retail management by digitally transforming your sales-floor, backroom, and top-stock areas on an hourly basis

With our enterprise-grade, cost-effective AI-powered cameras, we monitor your shelves 24/7/365, providing precise and actionable insights. These valuable data seamlessly integrate with FocalOS, empowering you to efficiently manage and optimize your store operations.

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Focal's AI technology is adept at detecting various in-store occurrences such as ins, outs, lows, POG non-compliance, spoiled produce, and more.

Our Deep Learning Computer Vision, hailed as the most accurate shelf digitalization technology globally, is trained on a vast dataset of over 2 billion labeled images. This forms the core of our proprietary algorithm, ensuring unparalleled accuracy and performance. Prior to detection, we meticulously eliminate all "people-pixels" to safeguard personal privacy. With Focal's advanced capabilities, you can effectively monitor and manage your store's inventory and compliance with ease.

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Focal’s easy to train Stocker Action Tool ranks outs by lost sales and empowers stockers to work outs in order of importance

Focal’s Stocker Action Tool is the most easy to use task management system. By “showing” the stockers exactly where to get product in the backroom and guiding them to where to stock it on the salesfloor, and which products to work first, Focal’s Stocker Action Tool leads to huge productivity savings and an increase in employee NPS.

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With FocalOS, you can virtually "teleport" to any store in your chain within seconds.

As an operator, you understand the significance of being present and witnessing firsthand what transpires. However, your demanding schedule often impedes your ability to physically visit every location. Moreover, there's a risk that your team may adjust their behavior knowing your anticipated arrival, providing a skewed perspective.
Imagine being able to traverse all your stores within just an hour, seamlessly teleporting to any location to observe operations in real-time. With FocalOS, this vision becomes a reality, empowering you to gain invaluable insights and oversight across your entire retail network.

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Automatically track and rank your stores’ performance for you so you know where to focus your attention

At the helm of your company, ensuring goals align with actual performance is crucial. However, relying on self-reported metrics like On-Shelf Availability and Stocker Productivity can lead to discrepancies. FocalOS provides unbiased, real-time insights into shelf activities, objectively ranking stores based on performance. This offers leadership an accurate assessment of store performance and empowers stores with transparent insights into their standing across the chain.

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Focal automatically tracks Day Crew Productivity

With Focal cameras scanning continuously throughout the day, we accurately capture the number of holes filled by each associate. This provides you with comprehensive insights into store operations and team performance, allowing you to effectively oversee multiple locations simultaneously.

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Focal automatically captures Night Crew Activity

By scanning shelves at the end and beginning of each day, our cameras accurately capture the number of holes filled by the night crew. This provides you with real-time visibility into store operations and team performance, enabling you to effectively monitor all locations simultaneously.

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This leads to a 50x ROI

Proven with some of the largest retailers in the world, FocalOS drives down labor to sales, shrink, and substitutions and drives up sales, EBITDA, and NPS.

Proven with some of the largest retailers in the world

We have deployed thousands of stores with our technology, come take Focal for a test drive today!


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