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Could be a good time for an entry on this most recent pullback. It's fascinating technology. I found some PowerPoint slides of IBM, Intel & Hewlett-Packard talking about the joint solution. Seems like it could be the future of retail.

https://wiki.edgexfoundry.org/downl...amp;modificationDate=1579904283000&api=v2

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“Micro-markets are the fastest growing segment of convenience shopping. We see them exploding in high traffic areas, such as workplaces, campuses, train stations and airports,” said Hideki Hayashi, Sales and Marketing Manager, Hitachi EU Ltd.

“Deploying the joint Shekel-Hitachi solution enables retailers and micro-market operators to provide the 24/7 frictionless shopping experience consumers demand without sacrificing accuracy, performance or profitability.”

“As the manager responsible for LiDAR products in EMEA markets, I consider the R&D and commercial collaboration with Shekel Brainweigh to be the perfect partnership as we both bring our respective capabilities to develop a seamless consumer shopping experience. We are extremely pleased to collaborate with Shekel Brainweigh, which we believe is the best digital weighing technology developer globally."

“The collaboration builds on our expertise in optical motion sensors, together with Shekel’s advanced Product Aware Technology, and further strengthens our commitment to overcome the challenges, and address the significant opportunities, in global retail store automation.”
 
I did some research online, and I came across this Annual Report, released June 2020 (very recently), by French mass-market retail Group "Groupe Casino"

https://www.groupe-casino.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RapportActivite_Casino_2019_EN.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_Casino

As an historical player in mass-market retail in France, the Group also started to grow internationally at the end of the 90s. It acquired GPA and Grupo Éxito in 1999, major companies in mass-market retail in Brazil and in Colombia.

Casino Group operates across all food and non-food formats: hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, discount stores and wholesale stores. Other than the eponymous "Géant Casino" and "Casino Supermarchés", Casino Group owns other brands such as Monoprix, Franprix, Leader Price, Cdiscount, Vival, Spar, Sherpa and Le Petit Casino

They have ~226,606 employees worldwide, of which ~75,449 are in France.

Casino Group is the source of many innovations such as the first distributor's brand in 1901, the first self-service store in 1948 or even the display of a sell-by date on consumer products in 1959.

A historic player in French retailing since 1898, the Casino Group is one of the world leaders in food retailing with more than 12,200 stores worldwide, located in France, Latin America and the Indian Ocean and a turnover of 37.8 billion euro.

Anyway, if you look at page 40-43 on their recent Annual Report, we see some commentary from Shekel Brainweigh:

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This seems very positive to me - to be specifically mentioned in the Annual Report of a European giant with a proven track record of innovation and technology adoption (and billions of Euro in revenue each year). Could this be the first of many more autonomous stores? Keen to hear what others think.

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I see a lot of bright colours, but what is the implication of it? Is this a normal pull back or retracement considering some of the price action we have seen of late.
 
https://spotee.com.au/ticker/spotee-your-call-hour-episode-43/

Discussed by Under the Radar + Wealthwise Education

Key takeaways at 49 minutes in.



SBW

- Very bullish volume
- Hold onto it if you have it
- Technology looks really good
- Under the Radar analyst visited Shekel, was very impressed
- Consistently growing revenue, making a gross profit
- Huge addressable market
- Tightly held but undercapitalised
- There's something positive brewing, but don't put your life savings in
 
Well, you sold me.
In at 0.18 this morning.
You've got until the EOM... show me the shekels. ;)

Hi @frugal.rock

I'm glad you are here. It's getting lonely by myself.

You may be interested to know that the intellectual property is solid.

I found 11 patents here, which are probably not an exhaustive list, but ranging from weighing vehicles in motion, to load cell devices (this is the ultra cool technology), point of sale apparatus and infant weight systems (for their medical customers)

https://patents.justia.com/search?q=Shekel scales
 
The only visible sell offer was 0.185 when I purchased, which was my limit, however I averaged 0.18
So, there's a seller "rewarding" buyers by slow release mechanism.
Was nice to find and a reminder that all is not as it seems on the surface.
In this case, it like a nice friendly pod of dolphins, frolicking and having fun. Another animal instinct analogy...
Remember Flipper? I brushed Flippers "teeth" when around 5 years old...
 
The only visible sell offer was 0.185 when I purchased, which was my limit, however I averaged 0.18
So, there's a seller "rewarding" buyers by slow release mechanism.
Was nice to find and a reminder that all is not as it seems on the surface.
In this case, it like a nice friendly pod of dolphins, frolicking and having fun. Another animal instinct analogy...
Remember Flipper? I brushed Flippers "teeth" when around 5 years old...

WTF o_O:confused::cautious::xyxthumbs
 
https://retailleader.com/self-checkout-tech-enjoys-big-global-boost

Self-Checkout Tech Enjoys Big Global Boost

By Thad Rueter - 08/18/2020

Self-checkout technology continues to spread through the retail world, with shipments increasing 52% in 2019, according to a new report from U.K.-based research firm RBR.

The three largest international vendors all achieved strong growth in 2019. The research shows that NCR is the largest self-checkout supplier globally, shipping nearly 58,000 units last year, up more than 50% from the year before. The vendor delivered terminals to a strong base of large-scale customers, including international big-box giant Walmart and U.K. grocery chain Sainsbury’s.

Meanwhile,Toshiba grew its share of the self-checkout market by 24% year over year, with an expanding presence particularly in the United States and Japan. Retailers rolling out the vendor’s solution in recent years, with many deployments continuing into 2020, include regional U.S. supermarket chains Weis Markets and Albertsons, as well as Walmart Canada.

Diebold Nixdorf, the world’s third-largest vendor, also strongly increased its shipments by 7%, supplying more than a quarter of all units delivered to Europe.

“With retailers investing more and more in self-service solutions, competition to supply retailers with self-checkout technology is becoming increasingly fierce, with new suppliers and innovative products emerging all the time,” said Alan Burt, who led the RBR research.

According to RBR, the self-checkout momentum will continue, with global installations expected to triple by 2025 to surpass 1.1 million.

More specifically, a fresh wave of innovation in self-checkout — and payments in general — appears ready to hit the food retail world, where younger, tech-savvy consumers are making their desires known, and where new technology is becoming more affordable and convenient for smaller and midsize retailers.

Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart provides a good glimpse into what might be coming in self-checkout.

For an ongoing experiment in its home state, Walmart set up 34 self-checkout registers that line the edge of an open area. Each register has a green light that directs employees and customers to available checkout bays, which could save customers the annoyance of standing in a slow-moving traditional checkout lane. Customers aren’t left on their own, however. Walmart’s self-checkout comes with a certain level of built-in hand-holding: Employees greet shoppers at the entry to the new checkout area and offer help proactively.

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pretty sleepy stock, @verce. A bit of volume on announcements, but not a traders fave.
(going to be hard to punch the lights out in the Sept competition for you if there are no buyers and 'undisclosed sellers' - which there appear to be.)
 
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