# Tally at Byron Center, Michigan: deployment

Canonical ID: `e9bb3e6e-5d17-45cc-abd4-de0e8d2f942e`

SpartanNash converted its 2023 pilot of Tally across 15 Michigan and Indiana stores into a commercial expansion, adding 60 more stores in February 2024. Pilot converted to a paid, ongoing deployment.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** SpartanNash
- **Scope:** 60-store expansion after 15-store pilot

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-07-09_

- **Slug:** simbe-tally-spartannash
- **Status:** scaled
- **Model:** [Tally](/models/simbe-tally.md) (id: `4392c1ef-998e-40c4-be6b-d00426ed91da`)
- **Company:** [Simbe Robotics](/companies/simbe-robotics.md) (id: `eab8d0e4-709c-424b-9459-120ed08b017c`)
- **Location:** [Byron Center, Michigan](/locations/byron-center-michigan.md) (id: `a43fdc2b-5160-481e-9375-65f229782796`)
- **First seen:** 2024-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **SpartanNash deploys Simbe Tally robots at 60 more stores** · https://www.therobotreport.com/spartannash-deploys-simbe-tally-robots-60-more-stores/ · 2024-02-14

## Common questions

### What is the Tally deployment at Byron Center, Michigan?

Tally, built by Simbe Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Byron Center, Michigan on the DEPLOY registry. Simbe Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Tally at Byron Center, Michigan?

Simbe Robotics, the manufacturer of Tally, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Tally deployment at Byron Center, Michigan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 14, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Tally deployment at Byron Center, Michigan?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


_API: GET /v1/robots/e9bb3e6e-5d17-45cc-abd4-de0e8d2f942e · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=e9bb3e6e-5d17-45cc-abd4-de0e8d2f942e · canonical URL: /deployments/simbe-tally-spartannash_