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Cashierless supermarkets: how far along is frictionless POS checkout?

Cashierless supermarkets: how far along is frictionless POS checkout?

by Ramon Helwegen | Apr 14, 2023 | POS checkout

Frictionless POS checkout in retail: innovation under pressureCashierless stores have moved from Silicon Valley showcase to genuine operational question for European supermarket chains. Amazon Go showed what full checkout elimination could look like in 2018, and since...
Frictionless checkout starts with identity, not speed

Frictionless checkout starts with identity, not speed

by Ramon Helwegen | Mar 13, 2023 | POS checkout

Frictionless checkout starts with identity, not speedThe race to instant checkout is not fundamentally a technology race. It is an identity race. That is the most useful takeaway from this discussion with Discover Global Network, and it applies just as directly to...

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Independent commentary on what moves conversion at the checkout. Editorial direction by Ramon Helwegen, payments specialist and founder of EcomStream. Editorially independent. No ads. No sponsored content.

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