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Japan: FamilyMart prepares to launch unmanned minimarket

Thousands of automated digitally managed shops using artificial intelligence

By the end of fiscal 2024, the FamilyMart convenience store chain will open approximately 1,000 unmanned stores in Japan. Faced with the demographic decline of the country and the consequent shortage of manpower, more and more companies are moving towards a simplification of management thanks to the use of digital technology.In June 2020, in response to repeated requests from groups of retailers, the...

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Tokyo, Giappone, 09/13/2021 20:19
EFA News - European Food Agency

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