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Seoul's new cashierless store is like Amazon Go but much sexier

The Uncommon Store is anything but drab.

A new cashierless convenience store has opened in South Korea.
Atelier Archi@Mosphere

Just like with Amazon’s Go chain of convenience stores, customers at the Uncommon Store download an app before shopping and then scan their phone at the entrance. Once inside, they grab what they’d like and walk out, with items automatically charged to a card on file.

The potential of such concepts is obvious: to eliminate time in checkout lines and reduce overhead from paying employees.

Atelier Archi@Mosphere

Atelier Archi@Mosphere

At least as it compares to Amazon Go, the retro vibe of the Uncommon Store is way nicer.

Atelier Archi@Mosphere
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