SandStar Establishes Strategic Partnership With Intel to Build Smart Retail Ecosystem
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 15, 2020 (Newswire.com) - Recently, SandStar went through a series of assessments and qualified as an Intel® IoT Market Ready Solution (Intel® IMRS). Intel® IMRS is scalable, repeatable, end-to-end solutions that deliver innovative business transformation by leveraging actionable insights.
To qualify as an Intel® IoT Market Ready Solution (Intel® IMRS), a solution must include all edge-to-cloud components, demonstrate clear and measurable business value and be commercially deployed and fully supported. It recognizes SandStar’s achievements in AI and retail field, while SandStar will be granted several privileges such as sharing resources, getting marketing funding, etc.
SandStar has many years of experience in smart retail. Smart retail especially AI-powered vending machines, unmanned store and smart store analysis shows huge market potential and strong scalability. These new retail solutions engage shoppers like never before with grab-and-go convenience, autonomous checkout, smart interaction and big data analysis powered by computer vision and deep learning.
SandStar’s core offerings include AI vending machines, unmanned stores, smart store analysis. They can recognize and collect customer profile data including age, gender, facial expression, purchase history and product data including sales volume, trends, inventory, traffic and so on. SandStar analyses the data using advanced algorithm and generate smart application modules to empower retailers to make data-driven decisions on product selection, display optimization, as well as customized promotion and advertising.
As COVID-19 is spreading quickly in the world, unattended retail and untouched checkout is in demand increasingly. SandStar is dedicated to deploy the solution to more and more scenarios and transform the traditional retail to less human-touch but more humanized.
About SandStar
SandStar, begins from sand and dust, reaching for the stars using the technology gateway. Founded in 2016, SandStar focuses on AI computer vision in the retail scene, using AI technology to constantly explore the edge of new retail. Bred and grown in Tsinghua University, one of the top schools in China, SandStar now has a team of over 220 tech experts. Products include AI Vending Machine, AI Checkout Machine, Pure Computer Vision Unmanned Store and Smart Store Analysis. As one of the most fast-growing companies in AI retail, SandStar’s business launched in 12 countries, serving 20+ Fortune 500 companies globally, building the AI retail ecosystem. The team is backed by several top investors with 3 rounds of funding. Learn more at www.sandstar.com
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