William Chomley's guest appearances

William Chomley

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin

David Shanks

Tony Blakely

Alex Sims

Chris Jackson

Chris Roberts

Mike Williams

Sam Hurley

Des Gorman

Paul Smith

Mike Joy

Bryce Edwards

Greg Miller

Dan Carter

Scott Morrison

Jane Goodall

OwlTail

Auckland smart-trolley startup Imagr is seeking to raise US$25 million through a private investor pool to expand the business internationally.Founder and chief executive William Chomley said demand had soared for the firm's autonomous checkout system after the Covid-19 pandemic.He told Heather du Plessis-Allan Japanese retail chain H2O Retailing is Imagr's biggest customer using its smart shopping technology."They operate in the Osaka region in 152 supermarkets, we are already live in one of the supermarkets and hopefully can expand throughout the chain."LISTEN ABOVE

Auckland smart-trolley startup Imagr is seeking to raise US$25 million through a private investor pool to expand the business internationally. Founder and chief executive William Chomley said demand had soared for the firm's autonomous checkout system after the Covid-19 pandemic. He told Heather du Plessis-Allan Japanese retail chain H2O Retailing is Imagr's biggest customer using its smart shopping technology. "They operate in the Osaka region in 152 supermarkets, we are already live in one of the supermarkets and hopefully can expand throughout the chain." LISTEN ABOVE

William Chomley: Auckland smart-trolley startup Imagr expands business into Europe and Japan

Queues at the supermarket checkout may be a thing of the past.Auckland start-up Imagr has designed SmartCart – a trolley that uses artificial intelligence to identify items that are put into the cart. It connects to an app on your phone removing the need for customers to go through a checkout.Toshiba TEC has backed them and to date they have raised $14 million in funding.Founder and chief executive William Chomley joined Andrew Dickens to discuss how the cart works and what it would mean for your weekly shop.LISTEN ABOVE

Queues at the supermarket checkout may be a thing of the past. Auckland start-up Imagr has designed SmartCart – a trolley that uses artificial intelligence to identify items that are put into the cart. It connects to an app on your phone removing the need for customers to go through a checkout. Toshiba TEC has backed them and to date they have raised $14 million in funding. Founder and chief executive William Chomley joined Andrew Dickens to discuss how the cart works and what it would mean for your weekly shop. LISTEN ABOVE

William Chomley: New 'SmartCart' technology could change shopping