Blockstore Group – innovative start-up from Finland – has won the ‘Best use of RFID/IoT to Enhance a product or service’ Award in RFID Journal Awards in Las Vegas, United States. The RFID Journal Awards recognize companies that have distinguished themselves by their successful use of radio frequency identification (RFID) or Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, or the introduction of a valuable new RFID/IoT product or service. Blockstore won the award for providing unmanned & automated grocery retailing solution for grocery retailers.
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“The pandemic sped up the existing trend toward self-service and frictionless commerce. The RFID Journal Award judges were impressed with how Blockstore has incorporated RFID into a solution that allows retailers to offer products when and where customers want them, without incurring huge labor costs. The solution is also environmentally sustainable. This is going to be a big part of retail’s future,” said Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor of RFID Journal.
“Our goal in automated and unmanned retailing is to make self-service shopping fast, convenient, and seamless. This has driven us to focus on a comprehensive solution reach and ease of use, not only from grocery retailer’s point of view but in relation to consumer experience in the stores. We are, by far, one of the most advanced solution providers for autonomous operations. Strengthened by our use of RFID-enabled item-level recognition of products, which enable the unique automated inventory, product management and expiry date management of fresh foods – with volume scalability. We are very honored to receive this award, which acknowledges the uniqueness and operational efficiency of our solution within these challenging times” says Juha Maijala, CEO at Blockstore Group.
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