Albertsons is testing smart carts made by Seattle-based Veeve at two locations — an Albertsons store in Eagle, Idaho, and a Safeway store in Pleasanton, California — according to a report last week in BoiseDev that was confirmed by Veeve.
Veeve is also testing its carts with Kroger in multiple Midwestern markets, Veeve CEO Shariq Siddiqui said. This builds on the one-store pilot Kroger announced earlier this year with Caper, which was recently acquired by Instacart.
Grocers are taking a hard look at smart carts, which claim to speed up the shopping process for consumers and deliver valuable business intelligence to retailers.
Source: Grocery Dive
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