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How Cashierless Stores Can Solve Labor Challenges and Create New Levels of Customer Convenience

Cashierless stores, also known as autonomous stores, are sprouting up in a range of venues, from airports to college campuses to sports…

5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

5G is the talk of the town these days — up there with Web3 and the metaverse. But just like those other…

The Future of Retail and AI

When Amazon Go launched in 2018, critics claimed that it would take more than a decade for autonomous retail to catch on….

Speed Counts at the Indy 500: Race Venue Debuts Fast, Convenient and Autonomous C-Store

Consumers are increasingly drawn to convent checkout experiences, from mobile POS and self-checkout to grab-and-go tech, and now even autonomous stores. Over…

How Data Will Power Convenience at 10,000+ Wundermart Autonomous Stores

Autonomous convenience store retailer Wundermart is expanding its operations, with plans to open more than 10,000 checkout-free stores in a partnership with…

AI Go Debuts Hybrid Autonomous Shopping in Shanghai C-Store

The AI-powered autonomous shopping experience just got bigger, in the form of a 4,000-square-foot hybrid convenience market called AI Go in Shanghai….

‘Checkout-Free’ Solution Provider Raises $30 Million

AiFi has raised a total of $30 million in its latest funding round. The AI-powered solution provider will use the money to…

Convenience Store Chain Debuts Cashierless Site In Silicon Valley

Loop Neighborhood Stores, a convenience store chain with more than 30 locations in Northern California, will open a cashierless store offering 150…

NRF2019 Recap: Alibaba, Kroger, Walmart Supercharge Supermarkets; Target Store Investments Pay Off

The NRF 2019 Big Show filled New York City’s Javits Center with people (37,000 attendees) and exhibitors (800+) as well as several…

Cashierless Retail: Great In Theory, But Still Shaky In Practice

The Amazon Go convenience store opening in January 2018 shed light on the next new shiny concept in retail — cashierless, checkout-free stores. While Amazon…