software/technology

Berkeley, Calif. — MAPCO has launched its second checkout-free store. The Grabango-powered MAPCO store is located in Nashville, Tenn., and allows shoppers to skip the line instead of waiting to check out. “We’re thrilled to bring Grabango’s seamless checkout experience to additional Nashville customers, who want quick and efficient visits,” says Frederic Chaveyriat, CEO of MAPCO. “We are seeing an increasing number of our shoppers opt for this faster, convenient checkout option.” A leading checkout-free technology provider for large-scale store chains, Grabango uses computer vision to eliminate two of the …

San Francisco — Schnuck Markets, Inc., a Midwestern grocer, and Instacart, a leading grocery technology company, will expand their omnichannel partnership by deploying Caper Carts, Instacart’s smart carts, in select stores. Caper Carts automatically identify items as they are added to the cart using computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI), allowing customers to bag as they shop, skip the line and seamlessly checkout on the Cart from anywhere in the store. Caper Carts will first roll out at select Schnucks St. Louis stores this fall, with a broader planned rollout …