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Self-Checkout

Walmart Tests Store Without Cashiers As COVID-19 Accelerates Change
Walmart Tests Store Without Cashiers As COVID-19 Accelerates Change
June 15, 2020  |  Retail

Whether cashiers go the way of the horse and buggy could hinge on an experiment Walmart is running in Arkansas. The largest brick-and-mortar retailer in...

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USAT: Bridging The ‘Consumer Gap’ In Unattended Retail
USAT: Bridging The ‘Consumer Gap’ In Unattended Retail
February 27, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

Mind the gap, as the saying goes. In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended...

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The Challenges Of Self-Checkout, IoT Technology
The Challenges Of Self-Checkout, IoT Technology
February 18, 2020  |  Today In Data

There’s not much argument against self-checkout systems as a means of improving the customer experience, but at least a temporary blowback to the technology has begun. Opposition from...

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Self-Checkout Hits A (Small) Speed Bump
Self-Checkout Hits A (Small) Speed Bump
February 14, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

There’s not much argument against self-checkout systems as a means of improving the customer experience. But at least a temporary blowback to the technology has...

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Cashierless Checkout Faces Worker Backlash In France
Cashierless Checkout Faces Worker Backlash In France
December 26, 2019  |  Retail

The rise of eCommerce in France has been changing the way retailers operate in the country, and it’s been worrying workers and citizens alike over...

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Why Visually Enabled Retail Is Fast Coming Into View
Why Visually Enabled Retail Is Fast Coming Into View
November 20, 2019  |  Retail

It’s not only shopping that is getting more visual via new and emerging technologies, a trend that promises to get more intense in the 2020s,...

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USAT: Why Unattended Retail Is Commerce’s ‘Great Equalizer’
USAT: Why Unattended Retail Is Commerce’s ‘Great Equalizer’
November 08, 2019  |  Unattended Retail

The rise of unattended retail – from yesterday’s vending machines full of candy and soda to today’s upscale self-service conduits where one can get kiosk...

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For Self-Checkout, Location, Location, Location — And Data — Boost Conversions  
For Self-Checkout, Location, Location, Location — And Data — Boost Conversions  
November 01, 2019  |  Checkout Conversion

Self checkout can help speed transactions and limit shopping cart (and basket) abandonment. But Diebold Nixdorf's Carl von Sydow, director of self-service, tells PYMNTS merchants...

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Is Self-Checkout Catnip For Criminals?
Is Self-Checkout Catnip For Criminals?
October 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Great news for innovative retailers. Less so for cashiers. The self-checkout system market is expected to increase from its current value of $2 billion to more...

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