A New Jersey grocery store has introduced shopping carts with smart technology. ShopRite of Brookdale recently introduced Caper Carts, which allow customers to scan items as they add them into their carts. The grocery store is located at 1409 Broad St. in Bloomfield. The new cart system scans groceries, provides […]
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Local The neighborhood has an ongoing problem with young people using shopping carts from Stop & Shop to “careen through the streets.” Boston City Hall. Keith Bedford/Boston Globe A pair of Boston city councilors are hoping to prevent the reckless use of shopping carts in South Boston. The neighborhood has […]
The Church and Market Safeway (2200 Market St.) has moved all its shopping carts inside the store after 160 carts were stolen in recent weeks. Multiple Safeway shoppers have recently reported that all the shopping carts had disappeared and that they were required to use hand baskets. “Unbelievable, there were […]
One San Francisco Safeway has resorted to moving all of its shopping carts inside the store after 160 of them were allegedly stolen in the past month, reports Hoodline. A number of customers were taken aback when they arrived at the grocery store located at 2020 Market St. ahead of […]
Five years ago, it became clear to Brittany Habben that she was at risk. While she was aware her paternal grandfather had suffered from Type 1 diabetes, it wasn’t until her older sister was diagnosed with the disease that the Colorado native recognized lifestyle changes were needed. “I wasn’t making […]
Back in 2008, Murray Siple released a documentary with the National Film Board of Canada called Carts of Darkness. It follows a group of homeless men in Vancouver, British Columbia that found dual uses for shopping carts: a vessel for picking up glass bottles that can be recycled for the […]
A woman is seen shopping on ASOS the online fashion store on a laptop. Dinendra Haria | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images In normal times, Amanda Ryczek window-shopped — wandering around with no intention to buy, but taking time to see new merchandise or thinking of what could […]
ST. LOUIS- The pandemic has more industry’s looking for ways to create no-touch and low-touch experiences. For grocery stores, that includes smart shopping carts. Kroger grocery stores are testing 20 smart carts at a location in Cincinnati. Other companies are also testing them out like Amazon and Whole Foods. The […]
Kroger is the latest retailer to embrace automation at a time when shoppers are more thoughtful about who they come in face-to-face contact with. Last week, the grocery store chain revealed it has partnered with artificial intelligence firm Caper to deploy computer vision-enabled shopping carts at a supermarket in Cincinnati. […]
