This was one of the biggest stories in retail last year – the first checkout-free store!

The first Amazon Go store opened to the public in Seattle (US) recently. Well, expectant customers outside the US will have to wait a little longer.

The automated store is made possible by “Just Walk Out” technology, the same used in “self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning,” stated Amazon.

To start shopping, customers will scan their Amazon Go mobile app and go through a turnstile. They can shop as they normally would; the technology automatically detects items taken from or returned to the shelves, while keeping a record of the items in a virtual cart. Shoppers are charged for the items as they exit through the sensing turnstile. No queues, no checkout!

Source: https://paymentchatforum.com/2018/01/25/amazon-go-goes-live-with-checkout-free-shopping/