Amazon’s retail biometrics gain footholds but automated store concept struggles

Amazon is said not to have found sufficient uptake of its ‘Just Walk Out’ technology by physical retail stores compared to the ambitions it had for the biometric self-checkout system when it launched in 2020.

Just Walk Out is a system designed to simplify the shopping experience by helping customers get in and out of stores quickly and seamlessly, using palm biometrics and mobile payments.

An article by The Information notes that despite the efforts of Amazon to …

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