September 29, 2023
The Iki retail chain, based in Lithuania, has launched its fifth autonomous store with technology from AI retail solutions provider Pixevia.
The store marks the seventh unit overall powered by Pixevia, according to a press release.
The Iki store, based in Vilnius, is an Iki Go store that operates without staff for approximately 95% of its houses, requiring only restocking. The store offers over 200 items, from hot drinks to essential noon-food items.
Customers take what items they want from the shelves while cameras and shelf sensors compile a virtual shopping basket. Customers then tap the same payment card to exit the store, without any checkout process required and receive a real-time receipt which can be printed upon leaving.
Iki is the second-largest supermarket chain in Lithuania.
"A year and a half ago, we were the first to introduce an innovation to the market — autonomous stores. And although we still stand alone, resting on our laurels is not in our character — we are constantly expanding, improving, looking for even better solutions to make the shopping experience better. With the new IKI GO, we are also introducing a new concept of autonomous stores, which we have carefully developed based on the lessons we have learnt from the four existing autonomous stores. They are popular with visitors, while we enjoy stable technology and traffic of shoppers who value convenience, so we have already been able to learn a lot," said Nijolė Kvietkauskaitė, CEO of Iki Lietuva, in the release.
