Smart store builder VenHub has opened its second and larger production and assembly facility in Las Vegas.

The facility supports faster delivery of the company’s robotic smart stores as demand continues to build.

This follows recent advancements for the company, including the extension of its agreement with LAX/Metro, a partnership with Circa Resort & Casino for a first-of-its-kind autonomous smart store deployment at the property, and additional agreements for autonomous smart store locations across Las Vegas.

“The opening of our second production facility is a defining moment in the continuing evolution of VenHub,” said Shahan Ohanessian, CEO of VenHub (iotm2mcouncil.org/iot-library/articles/smart-retail/robots-are-coming-to-a-shop-near-you/). “We are no longer preparing to scale; we are now fully equipped to meet our growing demand and scale rapidly. With demand growing, new partnerships taking shape and our footprint expanding, this facility gives us the capacity and power to assemble and deploy our smart stores faster. Every smart store we deliver is a customer served, a partner advanced and a step towards the future of autonomous retail we set out to address.”

The company has prioritised smart store deployments across the transit and airports, campuses and universities, corporate and government, fuel and EV charging, venues and entertainment, and non-fuel convenience and retail sectors.

VenHub has secured a two-year extension of the company’s agreement with LA Metro for the smart store at the LAX/Metro transit centre at Los Angeles International Airport, which serves millions of travellers every year.

The store provides a fast, frictionless retail experience powered by robotics, AI-driven inventory management and a mobile-first checkout experience. It opened in June last year and is positioned to help meet the retail demand of the expected hundreds of thousands of football fans from all over the world that will travel through LAX for the eight Fifa World Cup games that will take place in Los Angeles beginning this month.

“Extending our partnership at the LAX/Metro transit centre is a testament to the significant value VenHub can deliver to transportation partners in high-traffic, staffing-challenged retail locations,” said Ohanessian. “This flagship location has become a showcase for how fully autonomous smart stores enhance convenience, improve service levels and operate reliably in high-traffic environments around the clock.”

VenHub (www.VenHub.com) designs and deploys fully autonomous smart stores that operate round the clock without on-site staff. Each unit integrates robotics, real-time inventory tracking and mobile-based checkout to deliver secure retail in high-traffic environments.