As consumers become more comfortable with human-free stores, such as Amazon Go’s Walk Out technology, retailers are implementing autonomous stores to cut wait times and shrinkage while also optimizing labor, improving inventory control and boosting growth and profitability.

It’s not an easy transformation, however, and many fail when leadership doesn’t account for technology readiness or have an understanding of demographic factors that may stand in the way of successes. They may even fear security breaches, losing control and eliminating the human touch.

This session teaches retailers how to stay relevant by meeting customer demands and transforming and generating higher profits.