BP Tests Automated Checkout Technology

BP (London) is the latest retailer to test frictionless checkout technology in its convenience stores, reports Forbes. Next year, BP will test automated checkout technology from San Francisco-based startup Grabango at ten of its Amoco-branded locations. BP operates 7000 U.S. stores.

“By getting rid of the line, we get rid of the one thing that consumers don’t like about their convenience stores,” said Will Glaser, Grabango founder. “If you have a choice driving down the highway to go to an Amoco station or to another, the Amoco station should become more appealing.”