A2Z Smart Technologies starts first pilot project in the USA with Morton Williams Supermarkets
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL / ACCESSWIRE / October 7, 2021 / A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. (“A2Z” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AZ) (OTCQB: AAZZF), today announced a pilot program for its Cust2mate Smart Carts with Morton Williams Supermarkets, a leading upscale grocery chain with 16 stores in the New York area. The 60-day pilot program will deploy 50 (fifty) Cust2Mate Smart Carts at two locations in the chain. The pilot project is scheduled to start at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021. A successful pilot project will lead to full implementation in the Morton Williams supermarket chain.
A2Z’s state-of-the-art Cust2Mate Smart Cart optimizes the shopping experience by recognizing every item purchased and enabling payment in the shopping cart, allowing shoppers to skip lines while grocers can efficiently guide their customers to discounted products and promotions in-store, manage and move inventory.
Rafi Yam, CEO of Cust2Mate, said, “We are excited to introduce our state-of-the-art Cust2Mate platform to the New York market at one of the leading grocery chains in Manhattan. Morton Williams has a long retail history in New York, and has survived and thrived since 1946 thanks to its well-stocked, beautifully marketed stores and dedication to harnessing innovative technology to provide the best shopping experience for its customers, the ability to do their shopping with peace of mind, without ever having to queue.
This is an important step for us and serves as a launch pad for more pilots in the US and together with our upcoming pilots in Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and soon in other geographic locations as well, giving us a global presence that comes from our manufacturing Partner Flex is supported. “
Our Smart Cart platform automatically detects all items purchased and enables payment in the shopping cart, so customers can avoid long checkout queues with sophisticated anti-fraud technology. In addition, our technology enables grocers to direct shoppers to discounted products, in-store promotions, and other offers to efficiently move goods off the shelves and into shopping carts. “
About A2Z Smart Technologies Corp
A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. creates innovative solutions for complex challenges. A2Z’s flagship product is the world’s first tried and tested mobile self-checkout shopping chart. With its easy-to-use intelligent algorithm, touch screen and computer vision system, Cust2Mate optimizes the retail shopping experience by automatically scanning purchased products and enabling payment in the shopping cart, so customers can easily “pick & go” and bypass long checkout lines. This leads to a more efficient shopping experience for customers, less unused shelf space and manpower requirements as well as expanded command and control functions for store managers. Cust2Mate’s SAAS-based software solution also provides shelf heatmaps for targeted advertising, direct marketing and special promotions that help retailers increase sales and profits.
Other A2Z products include advanced automotive fire protection systems, bomb disposal robots and portable power systems. The goal of all A2Z products is to save time, save money and save lives.
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Contact information:
IMS Investor Relations
John Nesbett / Jennifer Belodeau
Telephone: 203.972.9200
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A2Z Smart Technologies Corp.
Gadi Levin, CFO
Phone: + 972-8-932-4333
Email: gadi@a2zas.com
SOURCE: A2Z Smart Technologies Corp.
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