FamilyMart to deploy cleaning robots across 300 convenience stores
Published on: Feb 12, 2024
The robot will clean the store floor five times a day while showcasing products and promotions, reducing cleaning work for employees by approximately one hour.
Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart announced the deployment of cleaning robots across 300 locations.
The retailer aims to support managers and improve store operations’ efficiency through the roll out of these new assistants, capable of performing fully automated sweeping and wiping. This will reduce cleaning work by approximately one hour, enabling more time for sales floor development and store employee training.
In addition to its cleaning function, the robot will be equipped with a small monitor to display and promote products along with product information and campaign announcements.
Furthermore, an AI camera will be added to record sales floor status as it is being cleaned. This will allow store managers and supervisors to monitor the sales floor status and provide store employees with instructions and training on sales floor development.
In the future, FamilyMart plans to introduce a function to notify employees of product inventory status and advise whenever there is a need to replenish items. Another option that is set to be added in the coming months will allow comparison of floor conditions at different times of the day and at other stores.
