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Asterisk Inc. has developed an RFID smart cart that handles the entire process, from product recognition to payment, at the cart. The system offers a new shopping experience without checkout lines and is a multifunctional platform that also supports store operations, customer authentication, and loss prevention. Asterisk is working with physical retailers toward practical deployment in 2027.
Asterisk Inc. and Smaregi have begun collaborating to promote checkout systems that use RFID tags. They are also exploring bulk product scanning and the use of the technology for store security, with the aim of addressing challenges arising from the wider adoption of self-checkout.
Asterisk Co., Ltd. installed its AsReader BOX-Type next-generation RFID solution at a coca flagship store. The deployment supports adapt retailing’s store digital transformation, operational efficiency, and medium- to long-term growth.
Asterisk began a pilot of the AsReader HAKOBU serving robot and introduced an unattended sales box integrated with SMBC Card’s stera tap. It plans to add an RFID-based unified management solution in the future.
Asterisk has established an RFID research and development base in South Korea, building a global system in four countries, accelerating global expansion, and promoting overseas deployment of RFID solutions for all products.
Asterisk, following its success in supermarkets, announces an RFID solution for restaurants to promote digital transformation in food and equipment management, reducing food waste and complying with HACCP.
Asterisk has obtained a U.S. patent and expanded its RFID solution business in the North American market, strengthening its competitive advantage.
Asterisk Corporation has begun full-scale deployment of RFID solutions to promote RFID tagging of all products, aiming to eliminate checkout wait times and enable real-time inventory management.
Asterisk Co., Ltd. collaborates in the Logistics DX Seminar hosted by SoftBank Robotics, introducing solutions for logistics automation and efficiency using AI, robots, and smartphones.
Koyui Notech and Asterisk have initiated a strategic business alliance aimed at introducing facial recognition-based entry/exit and attendance management systems.