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Paper tags cost morethan the paper.
Every paper price change is a print, a walk and a chance of a mismatch at the register. Electronic shelf labels remove all three.
Reported by retailers on this platform
20%
of supermarket prices change each week
35%
faster restocking with LED locate
50%
faster click-and-collect picking
10 hrs
saved per store per week, pharmacy chain
Figures published by retailers and partners running this platform, not by AIWAYS deployments. Your numbers depend on SKU count, price-change cadence and store format. We model them before you commit.
Nine reasons retailers switch
What changes when the tag goes digital.
- 01
Save time.
Price updates happen centrally, in seconds, with nobody on the floor holding a stack of tickets.
- 02
Fewer errors.
The shelf and the register read from the same price file.
- 03
Strategic pricing.
Dynamic pricing, price-match guarantees, markdowns and online parity become rules, not projects.
- 04
Eye-catching promotions.
Color, seasonal templates and scheduled promo pages that switch on and off by themselves.
- 05
More product information.
QR and NFC on the label. Allergens, origin, recipes, multilingual detail, without more paper.
- 06
Faster picking.
LED flash turns every label into a pick-to-light beacon for click-and-collect and restocking.
- 07
Compliance by default.
Unit pricing, promotional-pricing rules and audit trails handled in the platform.
- 08
Tidier shelves.
Clean shelf edges instead of curling paper.
- 09
Sustainable retail.
No printed tickets, no plastic sleeves, and labels that run for a decade on one cell.
Industries
Built for the formats that change prices most.
- 01
Supermarket and grocery
5,000 to 30,000 SKUs, a fifth of them repriced weekly. The highest-return case.
- 02
Pharmacy and chemist
Frequent promotions, strict compliance. Digital tags free staff for patient care.
- 03
Liquor and bottle shops
Wholesaler-format templates, fast promo cycles, shelf-edge screens for tastings and pairings.
- 04
Hardware, DIY and automotive
Deep ranges, peg hooks and heavy shelving. Rugged labels and locate LEDs for staff.
- 05
Electronics and appliances
High-value SKUs with fast-moving prices. LCD shelf screens for spec sheets and finance offers.
- 06
Department and discount
Wide ranges, seasonal resets, markdown-heavy. Templates per department from one console.
- 07
Fashion and beauty
Markdown-heavy ranges and seasonal resets. Digital tags keep promo cycles and the register aligned.
- 08
Warehousing and 3PL
Pick-to-light on the rack. Location labels that never need reprinting.
Sustainability
Less paper, less waste.
A store repricing weekly prints thousands of tickets a year. Digital labels remove the paper, the sleeves and the reprints. One UK grocer published an estimate of over 200 metric tons of CO₂ avoided per year after switching. Our technology partner runs a label recycling program.
FAQ
Questions we get in the first call.
Your POS or ERP price file syncs to the cloud platform. The platform sends each change to the store access point, which updates the label over a low-power narrowband radio. A single label updates in around 30 seconds. A 10,000-label store refreshes in 30 to 60 minutes.
No. The labels talk to a dedicated PoE access point on their own narrowband frequency, separate from Wi-Fi. That also means fewer access points than Wi-Fi-based systems.
Up to 15 years on Nebular Plus at two updates per day, and around 10 years on Nebular Ultra, Polaris and freezer models. Batteries are replaceable. The console reports battery level per label.
Yes. Standard labels are IP68 and run from 0 to 40 °C. Freezer variants are rated to −25 °C. LCD shelf screens are IP65.
Yes. The platform integrates with major POS and ERP systems, and any system that can export a price file or expose an API. Integration is scoped and tested against live data before the first install.
Yes. Scheduled and recurring changes, promo calendars, time-of-day pricing and roll-backs are rules in the platform. Scheduled updates still fire if the network drops.
An after-hours crew fits access points and rails, pairs every label to its product, tests, and removes the paper. Head office and floor staff are trained around go-live.
Labels carry an IoT security chip and talk over their own narrowband radio, isolated from store networks. The cloud platform runs on Microsoft Azure with single sign-on. Security documentation is available on request.
Typically 13 to 18 weeks from purchase order, with planning, configuration, delivery and installation in the final 8 weeks. Multi-store rollouts are phased after the pilot signs off.
Yes. Templates are designed per size and category in your brand, with unit pricing and compliance fields built in. You can edit them in the console.