Beyond the Grocery Smart Cart, the iBeacon Beckons
New technologies promise no-register checkout and smartphone coupons
Despite e-commerce’s surge, some 90 percent of what people buy still comes out of brick-and-mortar stores. And when it comes to consumer-packaged goods, that figure is even higher. A recent study by Kantar Worldpanel predicted it may take another decade before online purchasing grabs even 10 percent of grocery purchases.
