As far back as 1997, Jeff Bezos was talking about “frictionless shopping.” ... Who wants to self-scan a shopping cart full of groceries? But, there’s reason for optimism.

Many retailers such as Aldi, Carrefour, Sainsbury's and 7-Eleven are now testing or using this frictionless technology to great effect. ... For example, Imagr and Caper produce smart shopping carts.

Frictionless shopping, also called seamless or cashier-less shopping, ... and experimenting with smart shopping carts as well as expanding and improving self-checkout terminals, ...

Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report: APA. Sidharthan, Chinta. (2025, May 21). Smarter Carts: How AI is Transforming Grocery Shopping.

Dive Brief: Smart shopping cart technology developer Shopic has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Qualcomm Ventures, pushing the total amount it has brought in from investors ...

The paper does not explore the effects frictionless payments are having on credit card debt. But the paper's lead author, Yuqian Xu, an assistant professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at ...