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CHECKERS TO INSTALL VOICE TECH FOR 267 RESTAURANT DRIVE-INS IN 2022 (Retail/Customer Service - 2022-01- The Spoon)
Drive-thru restaurant chain, Checkers & Rally’s, will install Presto’s AI-powered voice assistant technology chain-wide in 2022. Trials showed a 98% order accuracy.
AMAZON OPENS FIRST CASHIERLESS GROCERY SHOP IN LONDON (Retail/Cashierless Stores - 2021-03- Recode)
Amazon opened its first cashier-less grocery store outside the USA in West London in March 2021. Customers simply scan a QR code on the way into the Amazon Fresh store, fill a cart and bag their groceries, with their accounts automatically billed as they leave.
STORES AND RESTAURANTS CLOSING THE MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS CANADA IN 2021 (Retail/Store Closings - 2021-03 - Futurism)
A list of 1,310 retail stores and and restaurants already planned to close in North America in 2021, including 6 Walmarts. It’s not just those jobs lost, but those lost in all the businesses that supply the closed locations.
MORE THAN 50% OF MALL-BASED DEPARTMENT STORES WILL CLOSE BY THE END OF 2021 (Retail/Department Stores - 2020-11- 3D Print)
US department stores are shrinking or shuttering altogether. Compare 2011 with 2020: 1.2 million employees (700,000) across 8,600 (6,000) stores. Reasons are internet shopping and the disappearance of the middle class. The job losses will continue to increase.
Storelift launches autonomous convenience stores using AI and computer vision (Retail/Cashierless Stores - 2020-09- Venture Beat)
Storelift, a French startup, announced the launch of its first two ‘Boxy’ stores, which are repurposed shipping containers that can be plopped down in various urban neighborhoods that lack good shopping options. The cashierless Boxy stores use the same AI and computer vision tools that Amazon Go stores use.
Amazon launches business selling automated checkout to retailers (AI/Retail - 2020-03 - Reuters)
Amazon.com Inc on Monday is set to announce a new business line selling the technology behind its cashier-less convenience stores to other retailers.
Amazon opens first full-sized store without cashiers or checkout lines (AI/Grocery Stores - 2020-02 - GeekWire)
On March 3rd, Amazon is opening its first “Amazon Go Grocery” 7,700 sq. ft store in Seattle, There are no cashiers or checkout lines, and customers are automatically charged for their shopping using their Amazon card, which is required on entry.
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