# Category: News

## [Backroom Problems Hiding in Plain Sight](/content/backroom-problems-hiding-in-plain-sight/index.html)

Focal Systems is helping retailers tackle one of 2026’s biggest challenges: turning loss prevention from a backward-looking metric into real-time operational intelligence. With margin pressure rising from inflation, shifting consumer

## [How Focal Systems Closed the Inventory Gap with Data Streaming | Life Is But A Stream](/content/how-focal-systems-closed-the-inventory-gap-with-data-streaming-life-is-but-a-stream/index.html)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCLY1JoqW14 The average grocery store has 65 to 80% inventory accuracy. One in 10 products is out of stock at any moment. For an industry operating on razor-thin margins and

## [Focal Systems Illuminates the Future of Retail with Shelf-Level Visibility in 2026](/content/focal-systems-illuminates-the-future-of-retail-with-shelf-level-visibility-in-2026/index.html)

Focal Systems is helping retailers navigate one of the most critical shifts in the 2026 retail landscape: transforming loss prevention from a lagging metric into real-time operational intelligence. As margin

## [Grocers Gain a Competitive Edge with Real-Time Shelf Data Ahead of High-Demand Events](/content/grocers-gain-a-competitive-edge-with-real-time-shelf-data-ahead-of-high-demand-events/index.html)

Grocers are transforming how they prepare for major retail moments like Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day by leveraging AI-powered real-time shelf intelligence — delivering actionable data that helps ensure

## [Focal Systems Named Confluent’s Inaugural Data Streaming Startup of the Year](/content/focal-systems-named-confluents-inaugural-data-streaming-startup-of-the-year/index.html)

We’re honored to be recognized as Confluent’s first-ever Data Streaming Startup of the Year (Americas).  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz2d-hJcPTg We’re honored to be recognized as Confluent’s first-ever Data Streaming Startup of the Year (Americas).  Our

## [NRF 2026 Retail’s Big Show | Jan 11-13, 2026](/content/nrf-2026/index.html)

Connect with the Focal Systems team at NRF 2026! Meet our industry-leading experts who are revolutionizing retail with Real-Time Shelf Intelligence powered by AI-driven cameras.

## [Retailers zoom in on success with in-store AI cameras](/content/retailers-zoom-in-on-success-with-in-store-ai-cameras/index.html)

We’re proud to share this behind-the-scenes look at how Morrisons is using Focal Systems to transform grocery operations. Our AI-powered shelf monitoring is helping teams reduce waste, improve margins, and

## [Shelf-edge AI cams boost availability at Morrisons | Events & Awards | The Grocer](/content/shelf-edge-ai-cams-boost-availability-at-morrisons-events-awards-the-grocer/index.html)

The first AI deployment of its kind at scale within the UK, Focal Systems installed more than 200,000 tiny, shelf-edge, AI-powered availability cameras into 498 Morrisons supermarkets in just eight

## [Focal Systems Welcomes Xavier Carvalho as Head of Innovation](/content/focal-systems-welcomes-xavier-carvalho-as-head-of-innovation/index.html)

Focal Systems Welcomes Xavier Carvalho as Head of Innovation. Xavier joins us with an impressive track record of pioneering AI-driven retail technologies. Most recently, he led the development of Store Intelligence, a breakthrough solution from RetechLabs / SymphonyAI,

## [Focal Systems and Morrisons Win 2024 Digital Transformation Project of the Year Award for AI-Powered Retail Innovation](/content/focal-systems-and-morrisons-win-2024-digital-transformation-project-of-the-year-award-for-ai-powered-retail-innovation/index.html)

Focal Systems is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Digital Transformation Project of the Year.