Simbe

San Francisco,  CA 
United States
http://www.simberobotics.com
  • Booth: 945

Simbe’s market-leading Store Intelligence™ solutions increase retailer performance with unprecedented visibility and real-time insights. Powered by cutting-edge AI and robotics, Simbe’s platform delivers business-critical intelligence that streamlines inventory management and store operations, while elevating store teams and shoppers' experiences. Simbe’s platform includes the world’s first autonomous, item-scanning robot, Tally, which identifies exact product location, stock levels, and pricing & promotion information with market-leading computer vision. As the only multimodal platform in the market, Simbe eradicates and monetizes retail’s last data desert: the store interior. Simbe works with top global brands across the US, Europe, and Asia.


 Press Releases

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 7, 2025 – Simbe, the Store IntelligenceTM leader powering the most retail banners in the world, today announced the launch of Tally Spot, a breakthrough fixed sensor data capture solution that complements Tally, Simbe’s market-leading autonomous mobile robot. Developed as an extension of Tally to support higher-frequency scans in specific sections of the store, Tally Spot provides an added layer of visibility into high-turnover and higher-risk sales areas, like fresh/produce, prepared foods, alcohol, and even bottom of basket at checkout.

  • SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 12, 2024 – Simbe, the Store IntelligenceTM leader powering the largest number of retail banners in the world, today announced its expansion into farm supply and a partnership with Country Supplier.  After a successful proof of value, Country Supplier, a leading farm and ranch retailer with stores across Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington will deploy Simbe technology across additional locations under the C-A-L Ranch and Coastal Farm & Ranch brands. 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, October 24, 2024 -- Simbe, a leading provider of Store IntelligenceTM solutions, today announced the closing of a $50 million Series C equity financing round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives (“Goldman Sachs”), with participation from Eclipse and Valo Ventures and other existing investors. Since raising its Series B in July 2023, Simbe has achieved significant momentum and milestones such as introducing multiple capabilities and securing numerous new and expanded partnerships across various retail sectors. The new capital, which brings the total amount raised by Simbe to over $100 million, will be used to meet surging demand for retail technology across retail verticals, expand into new product areas, and continue scaling its best-in-class solutions to retailers and brands around the world.
  • San Francisco, CA – October 16, 2024 – The retail industry is embracing technology at an increasingly rapid clip, applying AI and automation to accelerate growth. However, automation is only as effective as its data foundation, underscoring the critical need to address the data desert that exists on store shelves and impacts the entire retail ecosystem. In response, Simbe, the only provider of multimodal Store IntelligenceTM solutions, today launched Simbe Brand Insights, a groundbreaking solution that equips retailers’ vendor partners with near real-time shelf intelligence for the first time, redefining the traditional retail operations model. This addition to Simbe’s product lineup cements the company’s position as a data powerhouse and the sole retail technology provider delivering unmatched shelf insights to retailers and, now, vendors via multiple solutions.
  • LUBBOCK, Texas — The United Family, a wholly owned subsidiary of Albertsons Companies, is excited to announce the launch of a program featuring Tally, an innovative, autonomous robot that is part of Simbe’s market-leading store intelligence platform. This pilot will introduce cutting-edge technology in select stores to enhance inventory management, improve out-of-stock items, and elevate the overall guest shopping experience. The United Family will utilize this technology across its Texas and New Mexico markets.

 Products

  • Tally
    Tally’s an autonomous mobile robot that finds and alerts store associates about price & promotion errors, out-of-stock items, 
    and exactly where every item is.

    Store interiors are the last remaining data desert in retail. Due to in-store inefficiencies annually, most retailers lose...

    • >5% of operating margin
    • 6% of gross sales
    The solution: digitizing stores for complete visibility.

    Simbe gives eyes into stores where they didn't exist before, helping top retailers drive excellence and accuracy across their business with industry-leading computer vision, AI, and robotics.

    • Ensure precise product placement
    • Reduce out-of-stock incidents
    • Maintain accurate pricing & promos
    • Walk stores virtually
    • Enhance store team efficiency
    • Shorten order fulfillment times
    Delivering proven results:
    • 60% less out-of-stock items
    • 90% fewer pricing and promotion errors
    • 50% faster online order fulfillment 
    • 50 hrs/wk redirected to customers

     ...

  • Tally Spot

    High-frequency monitoring for critical areas. Simbe pairs autonomous mobile robots (Tally) with fixed sensors (Tally Spot) to provide comprehensive visibility across the store.

    Works with Tally and Tally RFID
    Tally maps real-time shelf conditions, capturing product, pricing, and location data. Tally Spot builds on this by adding more frequent scans in key areas.

    Reduces Shrink
    Tally Spot can be used in high-risk areas to monitor stock more often preventing shrink and protecting margins.

    Cost Effective Coverage
    Fixed cameras provide frequent data in critical areas, while Tally’s mobility ensures full-store coverage delivering more comprehensive insights at a lower cost than fixed cameras alone.

    Use Cases:

    • High turnover items
    • Loss prevention
    • High-value areas
    ...

  • Simbe Brand Insights

    Drive revenue with insights.
    Monetize crucial data by selling actionable, near real-time insights to brand and vendor partners that keep products in-stock and optimally merchandised, boosting sales and customer satisfaction.

    Get daily answers to your most pressing questions through actionable reports and an intuitive dashboard.

    Merchandising
    • What is out‑of‑stock at my store?
    • Which stores have the most out‑of‑stocks?
    • Are promo displays in stock and priced right?
    • Was the display stocked the entire promo?
    Account management
    • Which products are always out‑of‑stock?
    • What is each store’s out‑of‑stock rate?
    • Did stores execute the display I paid for?
    • Was the product in stock the entire promo?
    Leadership
    • What are my out‑of‑stock trends over time?
    • How are SKUs performing vs. the category?
    • Is the shelf optimized for sales trends?
    • Do we have the right share of space given our sales velocity?

    Transform insights into action

    Retailers unlock new revenue streams, strengthen vendor relationships and boost sales & customer satisfaction. Vendors improve stock condition & sales, make informed decisions faster, and gain a competitive edge...