Zoom Systems provides automated robotic retail stores in high-traffic area, full of brand name products you want to buy. Why are they supply chain innovators? Well, the short story is that they bring the right products to the right place at the right time, but at a much lower cost than traditional manufacturer/distributor/store networks, and they eliminate store labor/infrastructure costs in the process.
Goldman, Sachs and Sierra Ventures are two of the savvy VC’s in on this one, with over $50 million already invested.
Just think of the possibilities–best sellers at airports, iPods on campus, designer accessories at malls. The idea is even more intriguing when you get to space constrained cities like Tokyo and London.
Keep your eyes on these guys.
A VC in Vacationland 
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