Located at 300 Trilith Pkwy., the high-tech outlet offers “walk in, walk out” functionality, enabling shoppers to take what they want from the shelves and skip the checkout line, with their purchases tallied and payment processed automatically.
The store is anchored by a section called Bistro, which offers freshly made breakfast, lunch and dinner items such as sandwiches, salads and healthy rice bowls.
We wanted to provide a solution for customers where they wouldn’t have to wait in line or touch anything while checking out,” she explained.
Nourish + Bloom is powered by an end-to-end Autonomous Store in Box solution from Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based UST, including retail back-office software, the Bistro module, and full integration services for diverse systems to provide a frictionless shopping experience.
The UST Product Box tool provides quick onboarding of SKUs requiring computer vision training, and the UST Cold Truth solution brings IoT-based, real-time food temperature measurement at shelf level to foster more efficient operations.
The automated product recognition in Nourish & Bloom Market store is performed by SHEKEL Brainweigh’s Product Aware Technology , based on IoT load sensors, AI models and machine learning algorithms, UST said.
UST Vision Checkout is a self-checkout POS that uses computer vision to identify SKUs,” according to Subhodip Bandyopadhyay, general manager of emerging technology for UST.
Nourish + Bloom also offers online grocery service via a UST-built e-commerce app, including delivery, coffee and Bistro subscriptions.
UST also has worked with Ahold Delhaize USA’s Retail Business Solutions in Philadelphia.