Walmart’s CEO acknowledged that new AI technology will forever change the way people shop, especially how checkout works in stores.
Sam’s Club stores, whose parent company is Walmart, are undergoing cashier changes aimed at reducing wait times for shoppers.
The new system, which will be rolled out to about 600 Sam’s Club stores across the country, will allow customers to be scanned upon leaving the store without having to interact with staff.
The members-only warehouse store, which operates similarly to Costco, will allow customers to scan and pay for their groceries with an app on their phone and walk out the door, according to the Daily Mail. .
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon announced earlier this week that Sam’s Club US is introducing a new exit technology that allows members to complete a transaction on their mobile phone and then leave using a scan. “We are introducing it,” he said.
Many are expecting Walmart to roll this change out to Sam’s Club stores as a test to see if it’s worth bringing to Walmart stores as well.
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