Amazon to push cashierless shopping tech into more third-party stores, while backing off itself

Amazon.com plans to expand its cashierless shopping technology, "Just Walk Out," to more third-party stores this year while reducing its use in its own Fresh grocery stores. The system allows customers to enter a store, pick up items, and leave without going through a traditional checkout process. Amazon refuted claims that the technology relies on human reviewers in India to monitor shoppers but acknowledged the need for human oversight to enhance accuracy. The company will introduce "smart" shopping carts in Fresh stores that automatically charge customers upon exit. Despite facing challenges like customer confusion and delays in sending receipts, Amazon continues to innovate in the retail space amid competition from Walmart and others.

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