Customers must download the Amazon Go app before shopping at the store. The app allows users to add others to their Amazon account, so kids and a spouse’s purchases can be charged to the same bill. The ceiling of the store has multiple cameras and store shelves have weight sensors, to detect which item(s) a customer took. If a customer takes an item off the shelf, it will be added to the person’s virtual cart. If a customer places an item back on the shelf, it is “taken out” of the virtual cart.
When you are done, you just walk out. No lines, no checkout.
Video streaming is not a new technology, but in the past year or two, it has really caught on, and it is obvious that video streaming and live streaming are going to remain popular trends in 2017. Price Waterhouse Cooper recently put out the results of a survey revealing upward trends in the streaming world.
