Toronto and Calgary sports fans will soon be able to skip the lineup when purchasing snacks before or during games.
Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary are rolling out Amazon’s technology, allowing some of the venue’s stores to offer fans checkout-free shopping.
The “Just Walk Out” technology requires fans to gain entry to a store with their credit or debit card and then uses computer vision, machine learning and generative artificial intelligence to track what they pick up and return to store shelves.
When fans are done shopping, they leave with their purchases in hand, and the technology charges the card they used for entry and sends them a receipt.
The technology will make its Canadian debut on Sept. 29 at the Saddledome, where it will be available to Market 213 shoppers.
It will then launch at the Scotiabank Arena’s 100-level Grains and Greens and the Molson Market on the 300 level on Oct. 10.
Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology is currently featured in 16 U.S. airports, including Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, and 24 stadiums or arenas, including Seattle, Colorado, Nashville, Phoenix and Kansas City.
Amazon also agreed to feature the technology at some U.S. universities and colleges, including the University of Pittsburgh and California State University, Long Beach.
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