SEATTLE (AP) — No cashiers, no registers and no cash — this is how Amazon sees the future of store shopping.
The online retailer opened its Amazon Go concept to the public Monday in Seattle, which lets shoppers take milk, potato chips or ready-to-eat salads off its shelves and just walk out. Amazon's technology charges customers after they leave.
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