, South Korea

7-Eleven opens store in Seoul for testing tech solutions

The store will run a facial recognition-based entry management and payment system.

7-Eleven has opened a new store in Seoul, South Korea to test out the safety and effectiveness of some of the digital technology it is looking to roll out to other stores, Korea Bizwire reported.

The DT Lab Store that opened in Lotte Data Communication’s headquarters will run a facial recognition-based entry management and payment system.

The store also introduced a system that seeks the best-optimized product operational strategy by analyzing the movement of customers within the store.

This store also features an artificial intelligence (AI) system that detects inventory level in real-time and sends this data to store managers.

The AI also has an integrated store control system where users can check the temperature and humidity of the stores as well as the temperature of equipment like refrigerators.

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