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Here come ‘smart stores’ with robots, interactive shelves
Thursday, January 05, 2017
LAS VEGAS, United States (AP) – Tomorrow’s retail stores want to take a page from their online rivals by embracing advanced technology – everything from helpful robots to interactive mirrors to shelves embedded with sensors.
The goal: Use these real-world store features to lure shoppers back from the Internet, and maybe even nudge them to spend more in the process.
Amazon’s new experimental grocery store in Seattle, opening in early 2017, will let shoppers buy goods without needing to stop at a checkout line. Sensors track items as shoppers put them into baskets or return them to the shelf. The shopper’s Amazon account gets automatically charged.
Kroger, Neiman Marcus and Lowe’s are among the companies already experimenting with futuristic retail stores. Robots, for instance, could help guide shoppers to the right aisle, while augmented reality apps could help you see how a particular shade of paint will look in the living room – or how you might look in a pair of jeans.
Many of these technologies will be unveiled or demonstrated at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas, which began Tuesday with media previews.
You will be assimilated Here come ‘smart stores’ with robots, interactive shelves
Thursday, January 05, 2017
LAS VEGAS, United States (AP) – Tomorrow’s retail stores want to take a page from their online rivals by embracing advanced technology – everything from helpful robots to interactive mirrors to shelves embedded with sensors.
The goal: Use these real-world store features to lure shoppers back from the Internet, and maybe even nudge them to spend more in the process.
Amazon’s new experimental grocery store in Seattle, opening in early 2017, will let shoppers buy goods without needing to stop at a checkout line. Sensors track items as shoppers put them into baskets or return them to the shelf. The shopper’s Amazon account gets automatically charged.
Kroger, Neiman Marcus and Lowe’s are among the companies already experimenting with futuristic retail stores. Robots, for instance, could help guide shoppers to the right aisle, while augmented reality apps could help you see how a particular shade of paint will look in the living room – or how you might look in a pair of jeans.
Many of these technologies will be unveiled or demonstrated at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas, which began Tuesday with media previews.
