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Knull Trolley in manual mode carrying a shopping bag and boxed purchases on a dark studio stage

Connected mobility for retail destinations

Intelligent service.
Effortless movement.

Knull Trolley is a connected mobility platform designed to make shopping easier for customers and smarter to operate for modern retail destinations.

01Hardware
Trolley
02Infrastructure
Docks
03Software
Platform

01The friction

Shopping shouldn't become harder as you buy more.

Visitors arrive at large destinations to shop, eat and spend time. As purchases accumulate, carrying them becomes the limiting factor — visits end earlier than they need to.

Knull creates a premium mobility service that helps customers move purchases across the whole footprint, while giving operators a connected service layer they can see, manage and improve.

  • Long walking distances between anchors
  • Multiple bags carried by hand
  • Early exits after two or three purchases
  • No managed service layer for operators

02The system

One connected service.
Three layers.

Hardware, infrastructure and software are designed together. Each layer is useful on its own and considerably more useful combined.

01

Smart Trolley

A premium connected trolley with an integrated interface, secure access and a carrying architecture designed for real purchases, not test loads.

Rear three-quarter view of the Knull Trolley carrying a coffee cup and personal items
FIG. 01Rear elevation — bag rails, lower deck, secure top bin
02

Docking Network

Distributed docks hold, charge and release the fleet. Each dock reports occupancy and availability back to the platform continuously.

Knull docking array with four trolleys charging and one released
FIG. 02Dock array, 5-bay — four occupied, one unit released
03

Digital Platform

One operator environment for fleet status, dock capacity, sessions, alerts and utilisation across every location you run.

Close-up of a Knull Trolley interface reading 'Please take your Smart Trolley'
FIG. 03Dock-side interface prompting release of the next unit

03How it works

Four steps, start to finish.

The shopper journey is deliberately short. Nothing to install before arrival, nothing to negotiate at the dock.

  1. 01

    Find

    Locate the nearest available trolley from a dock or in the Knull app.

  2. 02

    Unlock

    Scan the QR code or tap with NFC. The session opens in seconds.

  3. 03

    Shop

    Move purchases, drinks and personal items across the whole destination.

  4. 04

    Return

    Return to any Knull dock. The session closes and a receipt is issued.

Macro detail of the Knull Trolley handle bar, integrated light strip and embossed wordmark
FIG. 03Handle bar detail — integrated light strip and embossed wordmark

A unit is only ever released to an identified session. That single decision is what turns a trolley fleet into managed infrastructure — availability stays predictable and units stay where they belong.

See the full journey

04The product

Built to move. Designed to serve.

A premium industrial object first: quiet materials, precise geometry and a carrying architecture that behaves correctly when it is genuinely full.

Explore the trolley
Knull Trolley chassis and carrying deck, loaded
FIG. 04Carrying architecture under load — bag rails, lower deck, secure top bin
  • Integrated interface

    A daylight-legible display for session state, wayfinding and support — mounted at natural eye line.

  • Carrying architecture

    Hanging bag rails, a lower deck for boxes and a secure top bin for personal items and drinks.

  • Ergonomic handle

    A continuous grip bar with an integrated light strip, sized for long dwell times and one-handed steering.

  • Secure access

    Sessions are tied to a verified user, so the fleet stays accountable without staff supervision.

  • Dock compatibility

    Every unit is dock-native — charging, retention and release are part of the product, not an accessory.

  • Modular service

    Serviceable modules mean a unit returns to the fleet quickly rather than leaving the floor for weeks.

05Digital experience

From unlock to return, one seamless journey.

The shopper app carries the whole session: find a unit, open it, use it, return it. High contrast, few controls, no account maze.

9:41

Active session

K1-PRO-07

Duration42:16
Level1 · North
Nearest returnDock N-04
StatusIn use

Illustrative product interface — not live data

06Operator platform

Know what your fleet is doing.

Availability, dock capacity, sessions and service state in one view — per level, per dock, per unit. Operations stop being a walk-around and become a screen.

Overview

Illustrative data only
Units in fleet
24Illustrative
Active sessions
18Illustrative
Dock occupancy
62%Illustrative
Units charging
4Illustrative

Utilisation by hour

Shape shown for illustration

Recent activity

  • K1-PRO-07In sessionLevel 1 · North
  • K1-CARRY-03DockedDock N-01
  • K1-PRO-02ChargingDock W-03
  • K1-FLEET-01Service dueLevel 2 · East

05Built for destinations

Designed for places people spend real time in.

Deployment is sized to the venue: dock positions, fleet size and service model are configured per site rather than sold as a fixed package.

  • 01

    Shopping Centres

    Large footprints, long dwell times, multiple purchases per visit.

  • 02

    Luxury Retail Destinations

    A service layer that matches the standard of the environment.

  • 03

    Mixed-Use Destinations

    Retail, dining and leisure sharing one movement network.

  • 04

    Hospitality-Led Retail

    Guest service teams supported by managed, visible infrastructure.

06Value

Two audiences. One service.

For shoppers

  1. 01Less carrying across long visits
  2. 02Simple access with a scan or a tap
  3. 03Somewhere secure for drinks and personal items
  4. 04Clear return points across the destination
  5. 05A more comfortable reason to stay longer

For operators

  1. 01A premium, visible service layer
  2. 02Live visibility of fleet and dock status
  3. 03Configurable deployment by footprint
  4. 04Operational insight into real usage
  5. 05A measurable lift in visitor experience

07Focus markets

Designed for the world's leading retail destinations.

Knull is being developed for the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates first — two markets with the destination scale, service expectations and operator sophistication the platform is built around.

Focus market

United Kingdom

Focus market

United Arab Emirates

08Evaluation

What working with Knull looks like.

No procurement commitment is required to evaluate. The first three steps are a conversation, a floor plan and a sizing exercise.

  1. 01

    Introductory session

    We walk through the trolley, the dock network and the operator platform against your destination profile.

  2. 02

    Footprint review

    Levels, entrances, lift cores and car parks are reviewed to identify candidate dock positions.

  3. 03

    Indicative sizing

    Fleet size, dock count and service model are outlined so you can assess feasibility internally.