Amazon opened a cashier-free convenience store. What does it mean for the future of retail?

Amazon opened a cashier-free convenience store. What does it mean for the future of retail?

By Jason Kornwitz

News at Northeastern

Amazon opened a convenience store on Monday in downtown Seattle. Known as Amazon Go, it enables shoppers to scan their smartphones with an app, grab what they want from the 1,800-square-foot mini-mart, and leave without paying a cashier. By combining sophisticated computer vision, machine learning algorithms, and sensors, the e-commerce giant tracks what customers have purchased and charges their Amazon accounts for what they take out the door. Amazon didn’t say whether it will open more “Go” stores, but reports suggest that the company could sell the technology to other retailers.We asked […]

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