So effectively they've solved the shoplifting problem. If you are not a member then you have no business being in the store.
> The Just Walk Out system requires a considerable number of staff to oversee manual reviews and enable the system to work. For example, while the process—from the consumer’s perspective is cashierless—Amazon still needs staff on the backend to review video footage of the transactions to “facilitate pricing and payment.” In fact, Amazon initially set out to use roughly 20 to 50 employees per 1,000 sales by mid-2022. But quickly realized that figure was too low and ended up using up to 700 employees during that timeframe.
https://www.paymentsjournal.com/amazons-just-walk-out-tech-f...
I get that Bezos is an obsessive penny-pincher and thats part of his success (and fucked up persona that leaves a lot to be desired), but please allow me to politely say Hell fuck no, I'll give premium to competition that just doesn't have this. I can't imagine this being OK in EU, but then again we don't talk about EU standards here anymore. I wonder what makes British population OK with this, its not like we talk about former East Germany.