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Standard Cognition Raises $150 Million, Plans to Outfit 50,000 Checkout-Free Stores Over Five Years

Standard Cognition has a raised $150 million in a Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from…

Circle K Will Retrofit Stores To Pilot Autonomous Checkout

Circle K will pilot a touchless autonomous checkout solution in one of its Phoenix locations and plans to add the technology to…

Mars Wrigley, Standard Cognition Team Up To Study Impulse Buying In Cashierless Stores

Standard Cognition, an AI-powered solution provider that offers autonomous checkout technology to brick-and-mortar retailers, has partnered with Mars Wrigley in an effort…

Standard Cognition Raises Additional $35 Million For AI-Powered Checkout

Standard Cognition, an autonomous checkout startup, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by the EQT Ventures fund,…

Exclusive Chris Walton Q&A: 4 Technologies That Target Retail Pain Points

During his 20 years in retail, Chris Walton has grown adept at combining a long-term, high-level view with a sharp focus on…

Standard Cognition Acquires In-Store Mapping Tech Provider

Standard Cognition, an AI-powered cashierless checkout provider that has positioned its technology as an “alternative to Amazon Go,” has acquired Explorer.ai, a…

Standard Cognition Opens Cashierless Store In San Francisco

Yet another cashierless store has opened in the San Francisco Bay Area, ramping up the heated battle to see who can deliver…

Standard Cognition Secures $5.5 Million, Hires Former Macy’s, Walmart Execs

Standard Cognition, an AI-powered autonomous checkout startup, has raised an additional $5.5 million in funding from Charles River Ventures (CRV), bringing the…

Microsoft Enters Cashier-Less Tech Race: Will Checkout Lanes Become Relics?

The news that technology powerhouse Microsoft is working on cashier-less technology that could help retailers compete with Amazon Go signals a major…

Cashierless Retail: Great In Theory, But Still Shaky In Practice

The Amazon Go convenience store opening in January 2018 shed light on the next new shiny concept in retail — cashierless, checkout-free stores. While Amazon…

Cashier-Free Checkout Company Secures $5 Million In Seed Funding

Standard Cognition has raised $5 million in seed funding to accelerate go-to-market capabilities for its checkout-free AI-based shopping system. The round was…

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