Will no-checkout stores like Amazon go be commonplace by 2025?
Are no-checkout stores like Amazon Go going to become common-place by 2025? Why or why not? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.
Answer by Brian Roemmele, Founder of PayFinders.com, on Quora:
There is little doubt, many if not all of the concepts from the Amazon Go store will be adopted by A-level retailers over the next 5 years.
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The history of retail is also a history of automation. Slowly the retail shopping and food ordering experience has used technology to become streamline and more efficient over the last 100 years. Most recently the These concepts will extend to quick service food and even coffee shops. In fact, the the automation for food and beverage preparation will go beyond what we currently see at the Amazon Go store.
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