Expect the Unexpected in Technology
How would it feel to you to walk into a store, pick out what you want, and then just walk out the door without checking out? Sounds like stealing, doesn’t it? Well, it would be in today’s world, but in the future, it might be totally different.
In a recent article titled Brave New World by M. V. Greene for National Retail Federation, a new technology called “Internet of Things” (IOT) is explained. This technology would allow objects in the physical world to be connected to electronic virtual networks, eliminating the need for retail stores to have a checkout lane. Instead, customers would be recognized by retailers through their smart devices or other means when they entered a store. How? By a population of sensors placed strategically throughout the building. Stores would have payment cards on file and customers would be billed when they left the store with the merchandise.
Sensors like these could track not only customers and their buying habits, but could also track inventory. Placed on store shelves, they could be programmed to indicate when stock is low and trigger in-store fulfillment.
Does it sound a little far-fetched? Perhaps it does, but so did credit cards, debit cards, and online shopping when they were first initiated!
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