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Dollar General to Trial 100% Self-Checkout Stores at 200 Locations

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Discount variety chain Dollar General is looking to self-checkout as a way to “leverage and reinforce our position as a low-cost operator,” COO Jeff Owen told analysts on the company’s Q1 earnings call on May 26, 2022. Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year.

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Standard Cognition Raises $150 Million, Plans to Outfit 50,000 Checkout-Free Stores Over Five Years

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Standard Cognition has a raised $150 million in a Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from existing investors CRV, EQT Ventures and TI Platform Management and new investors including SK Networks. and Toronto, Canada.

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Circle K Will Retrofit Stores To Pilot Autonomous Checkout

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Circle K will pilot a touchless autonomous checkout solution in one of its Phoenix locations and plans to add the technology to other store locations. We will not have to relocate merchandise, replace shelves or build an entirely new store to implement autonomous checkout.”.

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Is It Too Late for JCPenney to ‘Make it Count’? Inside the Retailer’s $1B Turnaround Plan

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A new POS system will create a centralized view of inventory for customers and associates, and improved WiFi — coupled with associate mobile POS devices — will help enrich customer service in stores. JCPenney’s “Make it Count” customer strategy and brand proposition is the centerpiece of the turnaround plan.

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How Edge Computing Enables the Retail Store of the Future

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Technology — specifically edge computing — provides the foundation for a better customer experience, real-time inventory management, enhanced security and loss prevention and in-store analytics. Those same cameras and sensors also are at the heart of the grab-and-go checkout system featured in Amazon Go stores.

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Laying the Operational Foundation for Autonomous Stores

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Preparing Internal Operations for Smart Stores The importance of operational preparedness is especially true for grocers implementing emerging technologies such as autonomous checkout, also referred to as seamless checkout. These operations may struggle to adapt to the unique needs of automated checkout systems and smart stores.

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‘Surf Hippie’ Lifestyle Brand Faherty Unifies Physical and Digital Data to Enhance Omnichannel CX

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DTC retailer Faherty Brand is implementing the NewStore Omnichannel Platform to unify its digital and physical retail operations as the company plans to expand its brick-and-mortar footprint across the U.S. Our brand is a true labor of love,” said Alex Faherty, Co-founder and CEO of Faherty Brand in a statement. “As