Problem → Answer
Recommended configuration
Retail projects usually start from the shelf edge and add analytics and cleaning once the data flow is stable. The table maps each store area to the product that covers it, so procurement can price the rollout in one pass.
| Store area | Product | Key specification | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard shelf edge | AiEinkSmart AES-0213 / AES-0266 / AES-0290 | 2.13"–2.90" 4-colour e-ink, 1200 mAh, BLE 5.2 via base station | Fits standard price rails; red and yellow inks for promotions. |
| Fresh, deli and end caps | AES-0420 / AES-0750 | 4.2" (400 × 300 px) and 7.5" (800 × 480 px), up to 3600 mAh | Room for origin, unit price, QR codes and promotion copy. |
| Price data and integration | AiESL middleware | Cloud platform plus offline-capable base-station system | Two-way ERP / POS sync, store groups and audit trail. |
| Traffic and occupancy | Pyroglaux footfall analytics | Traffic, dwell and occupancy | Ties promotions and staffing to measured visits. |
| Small-format and convenience floors | ACR-0290 | 22.3 kg, 350 m²/h, station refills, drains, washes and dries | Reaches under fixtures; no daily water handling for staff. |
| Supermarket aisles | ACR-0440P or ACR-0520 | 500–650 m²/h (0440P); ~1,197 m²/h scrubbing (0520) | Sweep, vacuum, scrub and mop after closing; dock handles water. |
| Malls and hypermarkets with media sales | ACR-0520M | 27" Full HD double-sided screen on the ACR-0520 platform | Cleans during trading hours and sells screen time while it does. |
Label specifications from the Classic Series datasheet V1.0; robot figures from each product page. Confirm against the signed datasheet before quotation.
Rollout path
Most chains run one or two pilot stores before committing to a region. The steps below are the order we work in, and the information we need from you at each stage.
Send fixture types, SKU count per store and photos of shelf rails. We return a label mix by size and a base-station count per floor plan.
We map your ERP or POS price fields to AiESL and agree whether price pushes come from HQ, the store or both.
One store goes live with labels, base stations and, if wanted, one cleaning robot. Staff learn binding, refresh and roll-call on the base station.
Compare price-change labour, label error rate and night-cleaning hours before and after. These numbers drive the rollout business case.
Stores are added by group in the cloud platform with role-based access for HQ, regions and franchisees.
Where it pays back
These are the workflows where shelf-edge automation and cleaning robots replace the most manual hours. Your own numbers come out of the pilot store, not from a brochure.
Price and promotion swaps that used to need paper tags and a night shift become a scheduled push from HQ, with a roll-call to confirm every label updated.
Larger 4.2" and 7.5" labels carry dynamic markdowns for fresh produce without reprinting, and the audit trail shows who changed what.
Each label carries a 3-colour LED and a CODE128 ID, which can be used to flag SKUs for online-order picking from the same shelf data that drives pricing.
A docked cleaning robot runs aisles after closing and logs the route, replacing a nightly mop-and-bucket round.
In malls, the ACR-0520M cleans high-traffic floors while playing paid content on its 27-inch screen.
Footfall from Pyroglaux and label status sit in one data layer, so regions compare stores on the same basis.
Sizing checklist
These details let us size labels, base stations and robots for your format before the pilot store.
How many stores, their sizes in square metres, and which format you want to pilot first.
SKUs per store and photos of shelf rails, fresh counters, freezers and end caps.
How often prices and promotions change; this drives battery-life estimates.
Your ERP, POS and inventory systems, and who will own the integration on your side.
When the store is closed, floor finish, aisle widths and whether a station can connect to water.
Which store metrics HQ wants to compare: label status, footfall, cleaning coverage.
FAQ
Classic Series labels are rated at more than five years at four refreshes per day, with replaceable cells. Battery life drops if you refresh more often, so share your promotion frequency and we will estimate it for your schedule.
Yes. The base station runs its own business system with labels, products, templates, binding and refresh, so stores can keep updating labels locally while the cloud link is down.
Yes. AiESL is the integration layer and offers documented APIs for two-way sync of price, product and stock data. We agree the field mapping during the integration plan, before the pilot store goes live.
For small stores and convenience formats, the 22.3 kg ACR-0290 with its self-service station. For full supermarket aisles, the ACR-0440P (500–650 m²/h) or ACR-0520 (about 1,197 m²/h scrubbing). Malls that want to sell screen time can use the ACR-0520M.
The group's shelf-label and data platform is deployed in more than 6,000 stores through its retail brands.
Yes, and we recommend it. A pilot store gives you measured labour savings and label accuracy before you commit a region, and it lets your staff learn the base-station workflow.