Comments on: Walmart tests ‘Scan & Go’ self-checkout feature for customers with Apple iPhones http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/ Apple and Mac News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:13:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: chuckychan http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1031367 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:17:04 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1031367 Pat is an iTroll
go to Samdung’s web site

]]> By: 0zzie9O3 http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030711 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:22:14 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030711 Apple was testing something like this in its own stores about 8-9 months ago. In addition to scanning items and paying for them as discussed in the article, sensors and cameras were positioned around the store to detect the shopper’s location in the store and items he/she picked up. A major breakthrough in retailing won’t simply help the consumer pay more easily, but will also eliminate the retailer’s security concerns — a way of verifying that the consumer has paid for every item he/she carries out the front door. (For example, your iPhone would count the number of items in your possession when passing a check-point and compare it to the list of items you scanned when putting it into your cart.)

When the most valuable company in the world links up with the largest retailer in the world to test a technology that would slash the retailer’s costs … why, they’re building the store of the future!

Walmart is huge and a pretty big share of Americans shop there, but iPhones are far more popular in cities and among consumers with above-average incomes … so once the technology is perfected and in use, Target might benefit from it more than WMT.

]]> By: jeeves http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030653 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:53:10 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030653 Stop & Shop supermarkets are already using a system similar to this in most of their stores. It works great. When you are done shopping, you scan your rewards card at the register and select your method of payment.

]]> By: ppctyler http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030615 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:30:27 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030615 You’d think by now that Pat would learn to keep his ignorant, immature mouth shut. Too much wishful thinking on my part!

]]> By: 3l3c7ro http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030606 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 05:06:52 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030606 Pat is apprenticing and hoping to work his way up to washroom duty. He keeps getting the grip on the broom wrong by using his bottom instead of his hands.

]]> By: Pat http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030582 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:49:37 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030582 You are a A typical iSheep! WOW!

]]> By: breeze http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030577 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:44:04 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030577 NFC Apple style.

]]> By: qka http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030575 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:40:41 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030575 Do you think they let Pat drive the power shopping cart collector vehicle in the parking lot?

]]> By: breeze http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030574 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:39:52 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030574 BLN’s fungi

]]> By: peterblood71 http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030573 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:24:10 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030573 Nah Pat’s just pushing a Wal-Mart broom around and scrubbing toilets so his job is secure.

]]> By: Jack Hansen http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030543 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:09:51 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030543 Now that is some funny shit!!

]]> By: KenC http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030540 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:57:00 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030540 Don’t worry Pat. If you lose your cashier job at WalMart, I’m sure you can get another!

]]> By: Martin Schmid http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030529 Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:03:40 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030529 They just have to wait until Samsung copies the feature.

]]> By: Pat http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030497 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:36:19 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030497 Can be done via NFC! Nothing too innovative here but possibly a way for more Americans to lose their jobs as WalMart will o doubt scale back on cashiers.

]]> By: Sucker http://macdailynews.com/2012/08/31/walmart-tests-scan-go-self-checkout-feature-for-customers-with-apple-iphones/comment-page-1/#comment-1030470 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:50:54 +0000 http://macdailynews.com/?p=89037#comment-1030470 Isn’t Wal-Mart’s target audience more likely to be Android settlers or feature phone users?

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