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I'm not sure if it will save stores money or not. A lot of stores don't want it to be too easy to check out and leave. Getting to the cashier and waiting in li

by skewart 11y ago

I'm not sure if it will save stores money or not. A lot of stores don't want it to be too easy to check out and leave. Getting to the cashier and waiting in line increases the chances that you'll make another purchase. Stores focused more on high volume convenience-driven purchasesprobably think about things differently though, and maybe they'd be more interested in something like this. Maybe the bigger possibility is that it allows stores to present and sell their goods in afar more decentralized way that gets them closer to where consumers are. If on-demand workers, or drones, could restock inventory, and shoppers just needed an app to make purchases, then shopping malls could disolve into the surrounding cityscape.

durga 11y ago
Just like how google's predecessors were not keen on search relevance so that users didn't find what they were searching for quickly - leading to them spending more time on the website and increasing ad revenue. We know where that logic led those companies to ;-)
- tim333 11y ago
  There is a similar no queue technology in the UK. It's been quite successful. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/11472142/How-I-stole-my-shopping-from-Waitrose.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/11472142/Ho...
- blackskad 11y ago
  IKEA, on the other hand, designed their stores specifically to keep customers inside as long as possible. If you don't know the shortcuts (or don't notice them), you have to wander through the whole showroom & marketplace. And just about everyone leaves with more than what they initially planned.
  - mziel 11y ago
    It only works once. My usual response to such practices is to not return to the store again (and probably buy online). They lose in the long run.
    - sumedh 11y ago
      Maybe it does not work on you but it works with vast number of people.
giarc 11y ago
I think you might be right. When I picture a clothing store, the queue in front of the cash registers are lined with small, impulse purchase items (belts, underwear, socks, necklaces) that are easy to grab while waiting.

by skewart 11y ago

durga 11y ago

Just like how google's predecessors were not keen on search relevance so that users didn't find what they were searching for quickly - leading to them spending more time on the website and increasing ad revenue. We know where that logic led those companies to ;-)

tim333 11y ago
There is a similar no queue technology in the UK. It's been quite successful. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/11472142/How-I-stole-my-shopping-from-Waitrose.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/11472142/Ho...
blackskad 11y ago
IKEA, on the other hand, designed their stores specifically to keep customers inside as long as possible. If you don't know the shortcuts (or don't notice them), you have to wander through the whole showroom & marketplace. And just about everyone leaves with more than what they initially planned.
- mziel 11y ago
  It only works once. My usual response to such practices is to not return to the store again (and probably buy online). They lose in the long run.
  - sumedh 11y ago
    Maybe it does not work on you but it works with vast number of people.

giarc 11y ago

I think you might be right. When I picture a clothing store, the queue in front of the cash registers are lined with small, impulse purchase items (belts, underwear, socks, necklaces) that are easy to grab while waiting.