Focal Systems

RetailCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees

Focal Systems is a retail technology company based in Burlingame, California, at 1300 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010, United States, with 51-200 employees. The company provides a platform that automates in-store shelf scanning using low-cost shelf cameras, computer vision, and a cloud-based machine learning platform to deliver real-time on-shelf product availability insights. The platform integrates with existing retail systems, is scalable for deployment across stores, and uses the data to automate and optimize product availability and merchandising decisions, enabling store personnel to focus on customer experience. Focal Systems reports outcomes including up to 50% savings on manual shelf scanning costs and a 3-5% uplift in sales compared with baseline stores, while processing more than 10 million shelf scan images each day. In its history, the company has partnered with retailers, was acquired by Shopify in 2023, has received industry recognition such as Fast Company's 2023 World's Most Innovative Companies listing and RetailTech Breakthrough 2023 awards, and launched Theft Spotter in December 2025.

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