Meijer is a privately owned supercenter chain headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with over 300 stores across six midwestern states, alongside Meijer.com and the Meijer App. The company provides millions of customers with access to groceries, household products, pharmacy services, fuel, electronics and other daily necessities.

With such a large selection, customers can spend a lot of time navigating the store, finding products, and managing their shopping list. Meijer currently offers a Shop & Scan service through its mobile app, where customers can scan items as they shop.

Our Intelligent Shopping Cart takes this a step further by implementing this experience directly onto a smart shopping cart in the store. Instead of having to wander throughout the store searching for product locations, our system directs customers straight to the products they need in real time.

Smart Cart optimizes the shopping experience for users through integration with Meijer’s existing platforms. Members can log in to their mPerks account on an in-store device to access their pre-created shopping list and purchase history.

Customers can see their current location and be routed efficiently to their remaining items. While shopping, Smart Cart displays nearby promotions and recommends relevant items based on current and prior shopping sessions. Shopping lists can be easily updated so shoppers can find and add new goods for a seamless shopping experience.

Our software creates a more convenient shopping experience by saving the customer time and money while encouraging customer loyalty through mPerks digital services.

The system operates on iOS tablets and uses React Native on the front end, and FastAPI on the back end. The platform is hosted on Microsoft Azure and data is managed through an SQL database.