Women’s specialty retailer tries on self-checkout

Rebecca Minkoff is looking to bring self-checkout to fashion retailing.



The fashion retailer has debuted a self-checkout system at its Manhattan flagship, Fastcodedesign.com reported, developed by tech startup QueueHop.



Here’s how it works, according to the report: An RFID security tag is attached to all merchandise in the store, and when an item is put on a checkout table, it appears on an iPad screen, allowing the customer to pay. Once the item has been paid it, the customer places the tag on an unlocking device another table, which automatically unlocks the tag from the merchandise.



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