computer vision
Our Focus on Efficiency
There is a lazy assumption in the tech industry that artificial intelligence systems can only run efficiently if they use GPUs. Mandating this kind of specialised device has a few important effects
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Retail Technology
NRF 2023 Summary
A recurrent topic of conversation was around an protecting stores against an expected increase in theft caused by the global cost of living crises, however there was also a big interest in monitoring and managing customer journeys through stores.
Retail Technology
Just Walk Out or Stay & Shop?
While frictionless shopping experiences such as Amazon’s Just Walk Out service have been grabbing headlines and generating a lot of hype around in-store computer vision systems, such a big-bang approach is simply out of line with the strategy of most existing brick-and-mortar retailers.
Big Show 2023
Book your NRF2023 demo
There is no real-time video analytics solution for retail that is as flexible, scalable, reliable and affordable as the SAI Platform. Join us at Booth 352 to see why our technology has already been embraced by some of the world's leading retailers.
Big Show 2023
Retail’s Big Show - NRF 2023
Join us at booth 352 in the Startup Zone, where we will once again be showcasing our industry leading computer vision solutions, sharing statistics and insights about the increasing value of theft from stores, and demonstrating how your stores can operate more safely, profitably and efficiently. This year we will
Artificial Intelligence
SAI Selected to Join Microsoft Founders Hub
“We are very proud to have been selected to become part of Microsoft Founders Hub. It is a tremendous validation of the work we have put in and the milestones we have achieved along our journey”, said Som Sinha, CEO of SAI Group
computer vision
We shouldn’t be afraid to go to work
In the UK, a violent incident is experienced by retail workers roughly every 5 minutes. In fact, the British Retail Consortium Crime Survey 2021 found that during a typical trading day, staff experience abuse and violent incidents more than 50 times an hour.
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SAI Joins NVIDIA Inception
SAI has been selected to join NVIDIA Inception [https://nvda.ws/2BvtUc9], a program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with technology advancements. SAI has developed a platform that overlays computer vision AI on top of existing CCTV feeds to help retailers prevent theft, recapture lost sales, and improve operational
Predictions for in-store retail in 2022
Humans are notoriously bad at seeing into the future so we took the sensible option of asking a super-massive AI for some help. Here are our bionically enhanced predictions for what in-store retail can expect from 2022.
Loss Prevention
The Day Before The Night Before Christmas
It is expected that at least £10m worth of food, drink and last minute gifts will pass through Britain’s supermarket checkouts every hour over the course of the day. Around a third of this will be accounted for by customers scanning their own shopping.
Prevent Losses
Theft from shops is a growing problem - globally, losses are over $100Bn and the number is increasing year on year. In the UK, the police estimate that there are around 7 million shop theft incidents per year. Comparable statistics put the number in the US at around 200 million.
computer vision
Reduce Stockouts
According to ECR Europe, on-shelf availability is extremely important to customers, but despite all of the investment in supply chain and stock management systems, new measuring and monitoring protocols, and even AI assisted inventory predictions, stockouts remain stubbornly persistent.