The Kroger Co. is collaborating with Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc., which develops and commercializes technologies and intellectual property for the communications market, to enhance its in-store infrastructure with what it says is the next generation Wi-Fi platform, powered by Edgewater’s WiFi3 technology.
Kroger says it is working to transform its business using advanced technology to create a more seamless shopping experience for its customers, and it developing in-house programs to do that. Kroger’s innovations include QueVision, a solution to speed up checkout wait times; EDGE, a digital engagement shelf; and FAST (Food at Safe Temperature), an IoT sensor technology which monitors temperatures in freezers and coolers to ensure continuous and safe temperatures. These technologies and others will be enhanced by the WiFi3-powered platform, the companies say.
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