Simbe’s New Fixed Sensor Boosts Visibility in High-Frequency Areas

Tally Spot complements the Tally autonomous robot for better inventory management

1/7/2025

The new Tally Spot sensor is designed for more visibility in high-priority areas such as produce, prepared foods and alcohol sections.

There’s another set of eyes in the store that can help grocers manage their store operations and enhance shopper experiences. Store intelligence solutions provider Simbe is launching a new solution, Tally Spot, that allows retailers to manage stock levels and prevent shrinkage in high-turnover and high-risk areas.

Tally Spot is a fixed sensor that was created as an extension of Simbe’s autonomous item-scanning robot, Tally. Available for wall power and with battery configurations, the sensor provides another layer of visibility by monitoring high-frequency parts of the store, including fresh produce, prepared foods, adult beverages and OTC health and wellness. It can also be used to check the bottoms of baskets at checkout.

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According to its developers, Tally Spot gives a literal and figurative wider lens into priority categories at a time when margins are more important than ever. “Retailers are increasingly recognizing the critical role store intelligence plays in better serving their store teams and shoppers, while simultaneously working to alleviate top industry challenges related to shrink, labor shortages, inflation, and shifting consumer behaviors," Brad Bogolea, co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Simbe, told Progressive Grocer. "Now more than ever, they need true visibility into every corner of their stores. Combining Tally and Tally Spot gives retailers an added layer of visibility that drives tremendous value across their organization, addressing today’s priorities while modernizing their operating models for tomorrow. The store of 2035 will rely on data insights at scale, supported by a mix of capture devices working together."

With the addition of Tally Spot, Simbe offers a novel multimodal store intelligence platform. Retailers can leverage multiple data capture methods that include the AI-powered and computer vision-guided Tally and Tally’s RFID technology.