The Rise of the "Smart" Grocery Store
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If asked to name Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) greatest contribution to the retail landscape, most people would not hesitate in pointing to the company's pioneering role in e-commerce. It may be true that Jeff Bezos will be best remembered for his success in taking the shopping experience online, but in recent years, the billionaire entrepreneur has been pushing the envelope in the more traditional world of brick-and-mortar shopping, particularly with the Amazon Go cashier-less store.
Automation has played a role in shopping for decades. After all, what are vending machines (which have been around since the 1940s) but miniature stores entirely operated by their customers? That said, grocery stores began to really get smart in 1992 when the first self-checkout systems -- originally called "service robots" -- made their debut.
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