Cork firm hires former Microsoft executive to anticipate the future needs of retail

Everseen's software is used by major retailers such as Walmart to reduce thefts

Headquartered in Cork, Everseen works with some of the world's largest retailers including Walmart. Picture Denis Minihane.

Headquartered in Blackpool in Cork, Everseen is at the cutting edge of a rapidly growing industry providing unmanned checkout systems for supermarkets and other retailers.

Its artificial intelligence visual software is used by major retailers including Walmart in the US to help prevent the almost €40bn in losses retailers experience each year due to thefts or items not scanned correctly.