How Do Sensors Help CIOs Address Retail Problems?

By: Retail CIO Outlook | Thursday, September 12, 2019

CIOs rely on wireless sensor solutions to effectively address unsolvable retail issues.

FREMONT, CA: In the next ten years, Internet of Things (IoT) will flood the market and make life easier with its applications in different sectors, including the retail space. Undoubtedly, the IoT devices powered by wireless sensor technology have already benefitted the brick-and-mortar retail sector. Retailers use this wireless sensor in many use cases to create an amazing in-store experience while ensuring safety and security and elevating the operational efficiency.

Here are the possible ways of how CIOs leverage the sensor technology in retail for the betterment of both customers and employees.

Improving Customer Experience

Installing a particular class of sensor, the wireless pushbutton that is configured to send alerts through messages to janitorial staffs to empower the customers as well as employees in many ways inside the retail stores.

• In bathrooms, push of a button indicates the alert that it is unclean or equipment is out of order and reminds the cleaning team to take immediate action.

• In large merchandise areas, the pushbutton is employed to notify the sales representatives to organize aisles.

• Wireless pushbutton replaces low-cost silent alarms.

• Employees can also press the pushbutton when threatened by individual customers, thereby notifying security or law enforcing teams.

Maintaining Retail Environment

Retailers can fix temperature sensors and humidity sensors in an attempt to provide an aesthetic environment and monitor air quality. In some cases, refrigerators are subjected to failures when the temperature falls below the preset level. Temperature sensors can priorly indicate this and prevent the onset of failure. Also, in large supermarkets selling electronics, these sensors can monitor the temperature continuously to protect product failure triggered by abnormal temperatures. While ensuring safe conditions for employees, temperature sensors can also be programmed to detect possible cooling system failures.

Bolstering Surveillance and Security

The wireless sensors can serve a variety of purposes, including securing valuable merchandise. These wireless proximity sensors can detect the movement of opening and closing events at specific points where valuable assets and money are held. At the same time, the sensors send alarms to security teams when they notice danger.

Installing wireless window sensors, door sensors can allow retailers to be notified by awaiting destruction from burglars inside cabinets, lockboxes, or rooms to be watched keenly. Preferring acceleration-based sensors ensure that no expensive items move outside of sales, as these sensors are configured to send messages to respective teams regarding the threat.

Protecting Retail Facilities and Operations

Of all the positive outcomes from sensor installation, management of critical retail systems and operations is worth million dollars. A perfect example would be wireless water sensors protecting plumbing issues, leaks, and associated pump failures that could create havoc inside the retail stores, simultaneously sending reports regarding liquid spillage to facility managers.

These alerts can result in thousands of dollars in savings, primarily when an issue arises in server rooms or data centers where confidential information is stored. Water leak sensors also detect frozen water avoiding the risk of bursting of vulnerable pipes.

For their long-lasting and affordable abilities, sensors are preferred in almost all sectors, including finance, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, gaming, and so on. Forging ahead, the broad application of specific sensors in the retail environment can improve onsite operational efficiencies.

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