New Zealand retailer Foodstuffs is testing artificial intelligence computer vision technology SmartCart from Imagr, giving shoppers at the Four Square store in the suburb of Ellerslie a checkout-free grocery shop, with plans to expand the trial to more stores in 2019. Imagr plans to achieve "significant penetration" in US, the UK, Europe and America by 2022. Meanwhile, in the Australia Amazon plans to open six more Amazon Go stores this year. While Amazon's offering only works in Amazon Go stores, SmartCart could be used by other participating retailers that fit the product-recognition technology to their baskets and trolleys.
New Zealand retailer Foodstuffs is testing artificial intelligence computer vision technology SmartCart from Imagr, giving shoppers at the Four Square store in the suburb of Ellerslie a checkout-free grocery shop, with plans to expand the trial to more stores in 2019. Imagr plans to achieve "significant penetration" in Australia, the UK, Europe and America by 2022. Meanwhile, in the US Amazon plans to open six more Amazon Go stores this year. While Amazon's offering only works in Amazon Go stores, SmartCart could be used by other participating retailers that fit the product-recognition technology to their baskets and trolleys.