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SAP Research Living Labs

FUTURE RETAIL CENTER

The Future Retail Center, located in Regensdorf, Switzerland, and managed by SAP Research CEC Zurich, is a joint effort between SAP Research and industrial and academic partner organizations to foster research and development in retail, trade, and logistics.

One major goal of the Future Retail Center is to improve the customer experience while optimizing in-store processes with intelligent deployment of IT and SAP systems. RFID, sensor-based systems, and other information and communications technologies enable the complete visibility and traceability of handling units along the supply chain. These systems and technologies can be used to automate and optimize end-to-end processes – generating a tremendous benefit for businesses and customers. As a result, visualization of in-store stock and automatic replenishment processes may be realized in the near future.

The Future Retail Center is divided into three scenarios with unique goals:

Retail Retail Management Logistics
  • Enable customers to navigate stores using mobile devices
  • Automate stores with automatic stock and replenishment processes
  • Manage stores, warehouses, and plants with Smart Vending Machines, controlled remotely or from plants or retail stores, over a digital map
  • Optimize processes, from the production stage to the store floor, with different solutions along the supply chain

Learn More

To find out how your organization can participate in the Future Retail Center, contact:

SAP Research Switzerland
Future Retail Center
Althardstrasse 80
CH-8105 Regensdorf
Switzerland
E-mail: future.retail@sap.com

FUTURE RETAIL CENTER: AN INSIDE LOOK

Get a glimpse of the supermarket of the future.

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FUTURE RETAIL IN SECOND LIFE

RFID and SAP know-how are making the supermarket of the future a reality.

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PROMINENT VISIT

At SAP's CeBIT 2008 booth, German chancellor Angela Merket sampled future online shopping.

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Want to learn more? Contact SAP Research for more information.