ROAMING NECESSITIES
ROBOMART
San Francisco
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Launching this autumn in the Bay Area, Robomart is an on-demand, on-the-move mobile grocery store. Customers can ‘hail’ the closest robomart much the way they would an Uber, and know what it has in stock before it arrives. It then turns up and shoppers unlock its doors, pick what they want, and once finished it merely shuts its doors. Everything is digitised, and Robomart tracks what customers have taken, charges them and then emails a receipt.
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GUIDO
Italy
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Like Robomart, Guido is a moving, on-demand convenience store that can be called via an app. Instead of bringing you groceries, Guido brings you cocktails, showcasing more mobile hospitality solutions framed for ultimate convenience. This driverless robotic cocktail bar can prepare pre-ordered drinks in a matter of seconds and can also undertake ID verification whilst processing contactless payments via mobile devices. Not only is Guido convenient but it allows customers to create new pop-up meeting points particularly in underserved areas by acting as a mobile social venue.
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7-11 DRONE DELIVERY
United States (Various)
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Convenience store giant 7-11 has beaten other e-commerce and delivery kings to successfully make the first industry- approved drone delivery. They partnered with drone operator Flirtey to make the delivery earlier this summer and brought donuts, a coffee, a Slurpee and a chicken salad to a family in just a few minutes. Although the convenience retailer has offered delivery service for a while, the move into drone delivery could see a shift in convenience services going from 1-hour delivery slots to just a few minutes. Many other retail corporations such as Amazon and Walmart are keen to offer drone delivery but implementation has been slow due to regulations.
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