While restaurants are closed due to the state of emergency in four prefectures such as Tokyo and it is expected that many people will eat at home even during long holidays, food supermarkets will prevent out of stock by forecasting demand using AI = artificial intelligence. There is a growing movement to prepare for increasing demand, such as streamlining the response of online supermarkets.

Of these, Life, a major supermarket, has introduced demand forecasts using AI at all stores by February.

By forecasting demand and placing orders based on data such as weather forecasts and product sales performance, it is possible to prevent out-of-stocks and excessive purchases.



Last month, we set up a warehouse dedicated to online supermarkets in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo to respond to the increase in orders.

On the other hand, Tokyu Store has introduced a new tablet terminal to speed up the response to online supermarket orders in addition to the demand forecast by AI.

In the past, employees used to collect products at the store and deliver them to customers while looking at the printed paper of the order, but the new terminal shows where the products are in the sales floor, improving work efficiency. Will lead to.



Shuhei Yamaguchi, chief of the Tokyu Store Digital Marketing Department, said, "It is expected that meals will increase at home even during consecutive holidays, and we want to meet the increasing demand with quick and accurate work."