Groovy Grub at JFK's Gate B 42, Thanks to Zippin
Zippin introduces checkout-free technology in a store located at JFK airport
Ready to ditch the checkout lines and embrace the future? Here's the scoop on a fresh partnership that's revolutionizing airport dining.
Zippin, a leading tech company in the cashierless tech world, has teamed up with JFKIAT and SSP America to integrate its AI magic into the Camden Food Express at Gate B 42. picadorAs you stride through the turnstile, give your credit card a tap, and watch as Zippin's genius AI identifies and tracks the goodies you squeeze into your shopping bag. Once you're done shopping and scram, your card gets charged for the cost of the yums you grabbed.
In the pipeline, approximately 100 more Zippin-powered eats-on-the-go are slated to pop up in train stations and airports by year's end.
The Lowdown on Zippin
While the Camden Food Express partnership gets all the headlines, Zippin's been bustling behind the scenes, aiming to conquer the retail world, one cashierless shop at a time.
2019 saw Zippin raising a cool $12 million in a Series A funding round, enabling the company to innovate, beef up their tech team, and expand sales and partnership efforts. And if that wasn't enough, they joined forces with Lojas Americanas S.A., a Brazilian retail giant, to bring their cashierless wonders to stores across the country. And this year, they secured an additional $30 million to implement their tech in more stores.
Gary Jacobus, Zippin's senior veep of biz dev, couldn't be more pumped about the JFK partnership, saying:
Amazon's Play in the Game
If you think Zippin's got the cashierless market all to itself, think again. Amazon, that E-commerce behemoth, has its sights set on the tech too. In March 2020, right before the retail sector took a pandemic-induced nosedive, Amazon started slinging its cashierless tech to other retailers. And recently, they locked arms with Starbucks to debut a Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go in New York.
A 2020 survey from PYMNTS.com and USA Technologies found that about half of consumers who frequent unattended retail joints—think vending machines, cashierless stores, and self-serve kiosks—-do so because it's faster than old-school retailers. The report also noted that while 20.6% of American consumers are craving non-traditional, cashierless shopping experiences, only 6.1% actually pony up for them.
The axe fell on Walmart's Scan & Go program, but other retailers and tech companies are still honing the tools needed for cashierless transactions to work like a charm.
Sources:Retail Dive, Forbes
- With the collaboration between Zippin, JFKIAT, and SSP America, the future of airport dining is embracing cashierless technology.
- Zippin, a trailblazer in the cashierless technology industry, is aiming to reshape the retail world, one shop at a time.
- In 2019, Zippin successfully secured $12 million in a Series A funding round, boosting its technological capabilities and expansion plans.
- Lojas Americanas S.A., a major Brazilian retail giant, has partnered with Zippin to bring cashierless technology to stores across the country.
- Gary Jacobus, Zippin's senior vice president of business development, expressed excitement about the collaboration at JFK International Airport.
- Amazon, a vast E-commerce powerhouse, is also vying for a piece of the cashierless technology market.
- In March 2020, Amazon started offering its cashierless technology to other retailers and recently partnered with Starbucks for a Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go in New York.
- A survey by PYMNTS.com and USA Technologies found that consumers prefer unattended retail joints for their speed, although only a small percentage actually use them.
- As Walmart's Scan & Go program faltered, other retailers and tech companies continue to refine cashierless transaction solutions for a smooth shopping experience.
