Sellfware, the software arm of VJ Technology Group, has announced it has received a patent for its core proprietary fulfilment platform, Opus, which gives retail clients full control to secure, supply or sell products in a variety of engaging customer journeys. It is designed support the growing trend for autonomous shopping, boost retail revenue and support cost effective scalability.
The Opus software was originally created to support the company’s award winning iStore product, a unique, onsite procurement solution designed to reduce costs, improve cashflow and productivity, whilst limiting the impact of deliveries on the environment. Following significant Group investment Opus has now been further developed as an autonomous product management platform that enables 24/7, staff less click and collect retail environments, transforming existing stores and spaces.
Opus is Sellfware’s core proprietary fulfilment platform providing a number of key benefits empowering customers to click, pay and pick anytime, day or night whilst maintaining secure access with complete control and security of inventory remotely with robust security measures. It integrates seamlessly with existing retail infrastructure and ordering systems. In addition, cuts carbon emissions and enables organisations to create new pop-up locations with ease.
Mark Petit, COO at VJT, said: “Autonomous shopping is the next big thing in retail – following on from click and collect and Parcel Lockers. For customers it is all about convenience and they want to shop when it suits them, often outside normal opening hours. Staffing this can be costly and prohibitive for retailers especially following recent increases in National Insurance and Minimum Wage and using Opus, stores can be operated without staffing which can also help prevent the demise of the high street.”
Andrew Mobbs, CEO at VJT Group, said: “At VJT are committed to using innovation and technology to bring supply chain value to customers and Opus is the latest initiative to support this. We have worked hard to foster a culture that nurtures this and sits alongside the customer focus which been at the heart of the development of our business in recent years.”
