Here Are the Biggest 10 Ways Shopping Changed in 2018

Remember Amazon Go?

What do cannabis, autonomous delivery and the resurrection of mall stores have in common? Each was one of retail’s biggest stories in 2018.

Take a look ahead to see what helped shape retail discourse this year—and what the industry will still be talking about come 2019.

Cashierless Stores

Amazon opened its first cashierless Amazon Go location in Seattle in January and, since then, eliminating the checkout has arguably been the year’s biggest retail craze.

Not only has Amazon Go expanded to Chicago and San Francisco, but startups like Zippin and Standard Cognition opened the doors of their own checkout-free stores.

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