TOKYO -- A small Silicon Valley startup is hoping to steal a march on e-commerce giant Amazon in Japan with plans for thousands of cashierless stores, where customers will be able to simply pick products from the shelves and walk out of the shop.
Standard Cognition is partnering with Japanese wholesale and logistics company Paltac in a bid to transform bricks-and-mortar retail stores that have been struggling to find staff due to the country's severe labor shortage.
