Simbe’s Tally Robot Improves Shelf Accuracy and Delivers Time Savings for Retailers

• Tally has scanned 18 billion price tags and helped retailers correct 42% of 600 million shelf gaps in real time.
• Retailers report 98% on-shelf availability and 90% pricing accuracy, with over 50 staff hours returned weekly through automation.

Simbe Robotics is celebrating ten years since launching Tally, its autonomous shelf-scanning robot used in grocery, club, mass merchandise, and specialty stores. The company says Tally has improved shelf availability, pricing accuracy, and labor efficiency. Retailers using the system include Kroger, Albertsons, BJ’s, and Bristol Farms, according to its website.

To mark the anniversary, Simbe shared data underscoring Tally’s real-world retail impact. Since 2015, Tally has detected over 600 million shelf gaps, helping retailers fix 42% immediately, and flagged more than 80 million promotion errors. With 18 billion price tags scanned and 44.8 billion shelf images captured, Tally gives retailers a live view of store conditions at scale. After covering 1.8 million kilometers, the robot is now used across nearly a dozen retail sectors in 10 countries, from global chains to regional operators.

Tally’s results point to measurable gains in both store performance and shopper experience. According to the company, retailers using the system report 98% on-shelf availability, 90% improvement in price and promotion accuracy, and over 50 hours a week returned to store teams. 80% of shoppers say they prefer stores with robots, and 90% of store managers say it improves their job, freeing up time for service and sales, as found in research conducted by Diagnostic Measurement.

🌀 Tom’s Take:

Tally is delivering real-world impact, and Simbe is showing the numbers to prove it. Sharing these results helps give retailers the boost of confidence they need to adopt autonomous solutions at scale.

Source: PR Newswire / Simbe Robotics