Amazon Presses Pause on Cashier-less Tech to Add Smart Carts

• Amazon removing Just Walk Out technology from Amazon Fresh stores in U.S. to revamp grocery chain • Technology enabled shoppers to pay without standing in line; now replacing with smart carts • Smart carts allow shoppers to skip checkout line but also view receipts/savings as they shop • Decision comes after feedback from customers wanting convenience but also real-time spending insight
• Amazon struggling to find right formula in grocery sector; pausing expansion of some Fresh stores to focus on selective openings & remodeling majority of existing stores