Checkout-free stores use sensor technology to identify items for purchase. The system has worked mostly in smaller venues. A new form of self-checkout that enables shoppers to pay and retailers to ...

This is the second part of our two-part series, “From Self-Checkout to Just Walk Out: A Look at Autonomous Retail Experiences.” In part one we went beyond the headlines to uncover the reality of the ...

In 2020 my beloved local Fairway went under, and for five years the store space has languished, sitting dark and empty alongside several other shuttered chains: Modell’s, Subway (although somehow the ...

MANY OF US HAVE COME TO EXPECT SELF CHECKOUT IN STORES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE IT. THEY HAVE CONTROL THEMSELVES. OTHER PEOPLE DESPISE IT. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY’RE WORKING FOR THE STORE. BUT MANY STORES ...

Self checkout was billed as a revolution in retail—a way for shoppers to save time, avoid long lines and, possibly, see lower prices. There is a big question as to the accuracy of those claims.