11 February 2021 17:41 GMT
Zippin, an industry leader in checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, today announced the launch of its latest retail format: a hotel convenience store. Zippin s partner, Fujitsu, the leading systems integrator in Japan, has worked with Koyo Group to implement the world s first checkout-free store within a hotel at the Yokohama Techno Tower Hotel. It is also the first store in Japan open to the general public to use biometric authentication technology to verify customers identities.
WIth this partnership, the store operator is keeping shoppers and workers safe during the pandemic with a cashierless checkout, eliminates stress of lines and wait times, and raises customer satisfaction by optimizing the product lineup.
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Zippin, a provider of checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, announced the launch of its latest retail format: a hotel convenience store. Zippinâs partner, Fujitsu,a systems integrator in Japan, has worked with Koyo Group to implement the worldâs first checkout-free store within a hotel at the Yokohama Techno Tower Hotel. It is also the first store in Japan open to the general public to use biometric authentication technology to verify customersâ identities.Â
WIth this partnership, the store operator is keeping shoppers and workers safe during the pandemic with a cashierless checkout, eliminates stress of lines and wait times, and raises customer satisfaction by optimizing the product lineup.Â
Koyo Group Trials Biometric Checkout-Free Technology at Japanese Hotel February 10, 2021 at 4:44 PM EST By Nicole Silberstein
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Koyo Group, which operates convenience stores and restaurants in hospitals and other facilities across Japan, has partnered with Zippin and Fujitsu to open a checkout-free store in the Yokohama Techno Tower Hotel in Kanagawa.
The grab-and-go
Green Leaves Plus store, which sells pre-packaged food and beverages as well as fresh bento box meals, opened earlier this year as a pilot and will begin full-scale operations in April. Customers can enter the store via a smartphone app after they have registered their credit card information, and then can leave with their items without needing to interact with a cashier. Customers also can register in advance for biometric authentication, eliminating the need for a smartphone and allowing shoppers to enter with a swipe of their palm.