Grocery stores are using spy technology to get you to spend more money

Kolleen Irwin and her daughter Ariel, 3, shop for groceries at a Target store in Philadelphia, Thursday, October 15, 2009.

And a method that looks out of a James Bond movie to find out straight, - Kroger target, grocery stores, consumers want to know what makes them tick.

In November, the target track and the LED bulb to install beacons that guide customers through the cell phone 100 stores in the relevant product test is introduced.

System, wireless signal, users of Android devices and related products and discounts along with their guide, promotions per store for travel between their Pinging 'LED light.

Round helps in product research, without giving further information about the company with consumer customer foot traffic inside the store, ask the employees to help.

He further progress through the app store, walk around with this data, target high-traffic areas to help clients think, can reduce space objects require other staff particularly customer target.

"Spy light" about 100 retail stores by expanding Lux light publication of the report, large deployments. However, the CIA is now using technology to China, but as a goal that seems snagged.

The first system of its kind in the United States - which uses sensors and predictive analysis of real-time data feeds in all areas of the store manager before entering Kruger applied technology platform. LED beacons under four minutes, the store checkout line 30 seconds have helped cut average waiting times target specific data.

All beacons retail business are changing. A two intelligence directly to the in-store sales forecast, which will affect the US $ 4.1 billion this year, eight bacon-animated messages reported. The following year, the figure is $ 44 billion, ten times more than forecast increase in access.