3 Ways to Implement Walkbase TREQ for Retail Success

Walkbase TREQ is transforming how retail stores use data to improve operations, engage shoppers and increase revenue. Implementing a new technology can seem daunting when talking about “transformation.”...

By Ben Reynolds
August 22, 2025
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Retail store using Walkbase TREQ sensor technology to measure occupancy and shopper behavior
Key takeaways
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Walkbase TREQ's flexible, scalable design allows retailers to adopt a "crawl, walk, run" approach, starting with a single solution and expanding to a full implementation as their needs and goals evolve.
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Retailers can start implementing Walkbase TREQ with simple occupancy tracking at store entrances and exits to manage foot traffic, staffing, and customer flow.
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For retailers with existing digital displays, Walkbase TREQ can be implemented to measure in-store retail media networks using millimeter wave sensors to track ad impressions and prove ROI to advertisers.
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The full implementation provides a comprehensive view of in-store operations, enabling deep insights into customer pathing, dwell time, queue management, and inventory tracking.

Walkbase TREQ is transforming how retail stores use data to improve operations, engage shoppers and increase revenue. Implementing a new technology can seem daunting when talking about “transformation.” Walkbase TREQ’s flexibility allows businesses to start small, see immediate benefits and scale as needed. 

At its core, Walkbase TREQ is an advanced sensor technology platform that allows you to better understand in-store customer behavior. Whether your focus is operational efficiency, marketing strategies, measuring in-store retail media networks or comprehensive data insights, TREQ offers scalable solutions tailored to your goals. Here are three effective ways to implement Walkbase TREQ, demonstrating that a total-store implementation isn’t required to deliver results.

How to Start with Walkbase TREQ Occupancy

 Walkbase Occupancy measuring real-time store footfall with entry and exit sensors

If you’re new to Walkbase TREQ, starting with Walkbase Occupancy is a great way to bring actionable data into your operations.

With sensors installed at your store’s entry and exit points, you can measure and report the number of occupants in real time with 99% accuracy. Track total footfall, see how many people are in your store at any given moment and use that data to stay ahead of capacity thresholds.

Occupancy insights help you:

  • Display real-time wait updates on store screens to manage customer expectations.
  • Adjust staffing levels to meet customer demand in real time or over time. 
  • Reallocate staff to areas with greater operational needs.
  • Enhance the customer experience by preventing overcrowding and improving flow.
  • Stay ahead of surges in capacity due to events such as sales and holidays. 

Starting with occupancy is a simple yet powerful step to optimize in-store operations and create a seamless shopping experience.

Measure In-Store Retail Media Networks with Walkbase TREQ

Retailers already investing in in-store retail media can elevate their strategy with Walkbase TREQ. By integrating Walkbase millimeter wave sensors at or above digital displays, you gain the ability to measure ad impressions and video plays in real time with unmatched accuracy and privacy.

This allows you to:

  • Provide advertisers with robust analytics comparable to those from ecommerce websites, helping them understand campaign performance.
  • Sustain and grow retail media spending with data-driven evidence of campaign effectiveness and the exact value of in-store media placement.

With Walkbase millimeter wave sensors, retailers can transform their in-store retail media networks into precise, data-driven platforms, making them more valuable to both advertisers while providing a more informative experience for shoppers.

Unlock Full Retail Insights with Walkbase TREQ

Full Walkbase TREQ implementation showing occupancy, queue management, merchandising, and asset tracking

For retailers ready to fully embrace data-driven decision making, implementing the entire Walkbase TREQ solution unlocks the full potential of your store’s data.

This comprehensive approach includes installing Bluetooth sensors and adding sensor tags to key assets like carts and baskets, or using millimeter wave sensors throughout your store. The full, comprehensive approach gives you a true 360 view of your store, including insights on customer and employee behavior, preferences and patterns.

Key capabilities include:

    • Occupancy insights to manage capacity and optimize staffing.
    • Retail media measurement to track ad impressions and provide closed-loop attribution by connecting behavioral data to transactions and loyalty at checkout.
    • Foot traffic analysis, including pathing and dwell time, to improve store layouts and staffing levels.
    • Understanding customer behavior in high-value areas like end caps and demo stations to make smarter merchandising decisions.
    • Queue management to reduce wait times, monitor lane switching and minimize customer bounce rates.
    • Reduced sales shrink by tagging high-value store assets, for instance shopping carts or newly delivered pallets, and monitoring their location in real time. 

By implementing all facets of TREQ, you gain a complete picture of shopper behavior, operational efficiency and in-store advertising performance, positioning your business for long-term success.

Scalable Walkbase TREQ Implementation: Crawl, Walk, Run

Scalable Walkbase TREQ implementation path from occupancy to full in-store analytics

Walkbase understands that every retail business is different, and so is its journey to embracing data-driven solutions. Whether you start with occupancy, focus on your in-store retail media network or adopt the full TREQ solution, there’s a scalable path for your business.

Start small, see the benefits and grow your implementation over time. With Walkbase, you’ll have the support you need to take the next step — no matter where you begin.

Ready to get started? Let’s explore the best Walkbase TREQ implementation for your business today.

 

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About the Author

Ben Reynolds leads Walkbase, an analytics and AI platform within STRATACACHE. With a career spanning executive roles at Sara Lee, PRN (the largest in-store media provider), Hooklogic (pioneering sponsored ads outside of Amazon, now part of Criteo), and Maxpoint (a digital marketer leveraging a proprietary identity graph, now part of Vericast), Ben brings deep expertise in retail and marketing technology.