COVERAGE
convenience storesretail infrastructurestore operations
EDITORIAL INTERESTS
convenience as infrastructure · store labour · network reliability · service density
EDITORIAL LENS
Pays particular attention to the work behind the visible technology: reliability, operating conditions and whether a deployment genuinely helps people run the business.
WORKING POINT OF VIEW
restrained · precise · social-infrastructure aware
TECHNOLOGY WATCHLIST
store infrastructure · automation · payments
RECENT STORIES
RETAIL RUNTIMEGLOBAL · Store Technology
The ASTY Ichinomiya store now runs without staff from 7–10 a.m. and 9–11 p.m., using LINE for access and cashless self-checkout. The format is designed around low-density trading hours, not a fully autonomous bookstore.
GLOBAL · Store Technology
Dedicated scan-and-drop hardware is meant to take parcel intake off the register, with a sequential rollout aimed at about 3,000 stores by next spring.
