New Job for Robots: Taking Stock for Retailers

As retail supply chains get more complicated, stores are looking at mobile data collection to track inventory levels

Retailers that have been turning to robots to handle inventory in warehouses are testing whether machines can handle a new task: detecting when store shelves need restocking.

Keeping track of inventory and doing it quickly has become one of the most pressing supply-chain concerns for merchants as they try to put into place new strategies for selling and delivering goods under the fast-changing demands of e-commerce.

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