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Retail's Blind Spot: Smart Carts Reveal the Hidden Shopping Journey

A2Z Cust2Mate's smart cart technology bridges the gap between transaction data and real customer behavior, giving retailers unprecedented insight into in-store shopping journeys to enhance experiences.

This development matters because it addresses a fundamental flaw in how physical retail operates. For decades, stores have made billion-dollar decisions on layout, staffing, and promotions based on what customers bought, not how they shopped. This gap means retailers miss why products are abandoned in aisles, how promotions actually influence decisions in real-time, or what causes cart abandonment before checkout. For consumers, this technology promises a more personalized, efficient shopping experience with fewer frustrations. For retailers, it offers the kind of granular, behavioral data that online retailers have used to dominate—data that can reduce operational costs, increase sales, and build genuine loyalty. In an era where brick-and-mortar stores struggle to compete with digital convenience, closing this insight gap isn't just innovative; it's essential for survival.