7-Eleven X-Store

The headquarters for the Uni-President just revamped their first floor. They got rid of the Mr. Donut and updated the 7-Eleven and Starbucks. The Starbucks is basically the same, but the 7-Eleven is now something called 7-Eleven X.

I guess this is the same concept as the Amazon Go. Essentially, there are gates at the entrance that open after you subject yourself to facial recognition. Then, apparently, you grab whatever you want and will be charged accordingly. I assume that’s the idea but it’s technically not open to the public yet.

Interestingly, while they say the stores are ‘unmanned’, there are 3 7-Eleven employees constantly watching the coffee machines to make sure nobody steals any.

Here’s some more info.

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