Comments on: Walmart inches toward mobile checkout with Scan & Go app for iPhone

By: James

James — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:23:18 +0000

why don’t walmart have a payment system like Paypal and drive Paypal out of business, paypal has been monopolize the market for a long time.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:01:04 +0000

Article doesn’t mention where the Walmart security check lies in this system. For example, if a customer scans 32 items into the App, but really has 39 items at checkout, how will the system capture this store shrink?

Could be possible that after swiping the credit card, the self-checkout device prompts the user to bag the entire purchase at once, with bags remaining on the checkout area, thus system will compare the weight of the order to the total weight of the items scanned in the order?

Could be a huge win for Walmart if they re-invest the saved payroll hours into better re-stocking of shelves. (More night-crew stockers?)

By: Malcolm Vaz

Malcolm Vaz — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:11:34 +0000

Reblogged this on Critical IT Solutions and commented: Walmart enters the fray with a Mobile App - I am assuming that once NFC is more prevalent, it will serve to make the check out process even easier. The possibilities coming off this for Big Box and department store apps are endless, taking advantage of the capabilities of to do things like location based advertizing, competitive comparisons, upsell, wishlist, shopping list, etc. Canadian Tire, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, and Rona should all be paying attention - this is the sort of convenience that will draw more traffic to your stores.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:57:37 +0000

I love it! No more standing in line for 20 minutes with a bunch of weirdos! That’s always been the biggest turnoff for me about shopping at Walmart.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:04:45 +0000

I would bet that where Wal-Mart is really going with this is the eventual reduction of POS systems and with it the reduction of employee headcount to run those point of sales systems. As retailers condition consumers to become more comfortable with “self-checkout” and payment this becomes a huge cost savings for the company. Reduction in purchases and maintenance of the POS and less need for employees at the register.

These mobile apps also serve to gather an incredible amount of personal buying data on each customer that can aide in the individual retailers marketing objectives but also could probably be sold to other companies as well.