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Dollar General to Trial 100% Self-Checkout Stores at 200 Locations

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Discount variety chain Dollar General is looking to self-checkout as a way to “leverage and reinforce our position as a low-cost operator,” COO Jeff Owen told analysts on the company’s Q1 earnings call on May 26, 2022. Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year.

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Circle K Will Retrofit Stores To Pilot Autonomous Checkout

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Circle K will pilot a touchless autonomous checkout solution in one of its Phoenix locations and plans to add the technology to other store locations. In the pilot store, shoppers can pay via a smartphone app for a completely touchless experience, or pay with cash or a card at a kiosk or traditional POS station.

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The Rise of Micro Markets in Airports

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This, combined with workforce shortages, has caused airports to move more toward automation, with self-service check-in kiosks, baggage drops and mini stores. According to SITA, by 2024 88% of airports are expected to be equipped with check-in kiosks and 59% will have automated border control.

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Sick of hearing about AI? The key is understanding how to make it work for you

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Shopper engagement Chatbots and in-store kiosks: These provide instant assistance to your shoppers seeking information, especially when it comes to those common, easy-to-answer questions. Inventory management Predictive analytics: This helps optimise your stock levels, preventing overstocking and stockouts.

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Retailers Need to be Smarter with Their Smart Store Implementations

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Starting in the late 1980s with the introduction of self-checkout kiosks and progressing to today’s smart RFID tags and even fully automated storefronts, retail leaders have slowly but surely embraced digital in-store enhancements. Retailers across segments have been expanding their smart store ambitions for decades.

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How Edge Computing Enables the Retail Store of the Future

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Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics. Those same cameras and sensors also are at the heart of the grab-and-go checkout system featured in Amazon Go stores.

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Smart shopping carts, low-code and robots: Welcome to retail tech in 2023

Inside Retail

Meanwhile, other companies are using AI to provide a more personalised shopping experience for customers by analysing their browsing and checkout history. In stores, RPA robots can be used for tasks such as shelf stocking and inventory management. Payment systems evolution.