In the face of today’s labor challenges, grocers are increasingly embracing self-service technologies to maximize efficiency every step of the way. Take Ahold Delhaize’s subsidiary...
Does unattended retail use Santa’s elves as labor at any point — and, if so, do they get regular candy cane breaks? Don’t laugh. It...
Amazon and the U.K. grocery chain Sainsbury’s have collaborated to offer consumers checkout-free shopping at a London supermarket. According to Amazon, the announcement on Monday...
As much as the pandemic and societal circumstances have brought about an array of changes in the way we shop and transact, consumers themselves are...
The well-known proverb — necessity is the mother of invention, or in this case, “innovation” — has been the North Star guiding businesses as they...
Across retail categories, consumers are increasingly opting for self-checkout. At the grocery store, rather than waiting in the same long lines multiple times each week,...
Singapore’s train stations are being taken over by robots. Robot baristas, specifically. Transit retail and advertising solutions company Stellar Lifestyle and food and beverage-focused Internet...
Self-service is evolving beyond the kiosk. Israeli computer vision checkout startup Trigo, which creates cashier-free purchasing solutions for grocery stores, announced a new investment on...
Got social anxiety after more than a year of quarantining at home? Well, those who live in Seattle will soon be able to pick up...