Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Amazon's Just Walk Out till-free tech offered
to rivals
Contact-free service probably is what is most
demanded by both shoppers and stores these days when coronavirus outbreak has
spread beyond borders and continents. Already, numbers of self-service checkout
counters and stores are being operated in China and the US where retailers are competing
to offer easy and convenient services to their customers while cutting the labor
costs. Recently, Amazon added Amazon Go Grocery, which offers everything customers
would want from a neighborhood grocery store—from fresh produce and meat and
seafood to bakery items and household essentials—plus easy-to-make dinner
options. It deploys Just Walk Out Technology, which automatically detects when
products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in a
virtual cart. Shoppers can just leave the store when they finished picking up
the items they wanted. The payment is done through their Amazon account, just
like online shopping.
Now, Amazon offers this walk-out technology to
other brick-and-mortar retailers. Though initial investment to set numbers of
instore cameras and other equipment is quite high, customers may prefer such cashier-free
shopping to avoid human contacts.
How popular will this technology become and
how soon?
Enjoy reading the article and think if you
want to just walk out of the grocery store.
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