What Amazon Go Means for the Future of Retail
By Hannah Wheeless • December 7, 2016“Amazon Go” is providing customers with a convenient, tech-savvy new way of shopping that eliminates registers and lines all together. “Amazon Go” is a retail store where customers can swipe in with their smart phones upon entering and simply walk out after picking up their items. Customer’s “Amazon Go” app automatically keeps track of whatever items they pick up by adding them to a virtual cart with help from sensor and video technology throughout the store. When the customer leaves, their Amazon account is automatically charged accordingly.