https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/29/18037538/sams-club-cashier-less-store-texas-experiment-amazon-go-walmart

Sam’s Club — the members-only, Walmart-owned retail store — is taking a page from Amazon’s playbook by opening an experimental cashier-less “Sam’s Club Now” store in Texas. In a blog post announcing the news, CEO Jamie Iannone said that the new store is “very close to opening,” and it will serve as the “epicenter of innovation for Sam’s Club.”

Despite doing away with traditional cashiers, Sam’s Club Now isn’t quite as automated as the high-tech Amazon Go locations. Users will use a new Sam’s Club Now app to scan their items as they walk through the store, and there will be a final scan from a staff member as you exit to complete your purchase. It’s almost like turning the entire store into a continuous self-checkout stand.