AI Technology Runs Smart Stores In China Built By Coca-Cola, Yi Tunnel

A smart self-service convenience store selling Coca-Cola beverages in Changsha, China – without clerks or cash – is part of a new experiment in the country under Coke’s “520 Program” promoting the growth of women entrepreneurship. The hi-tech cooler was built by jointly by Coca-Cola and YI Tunnel using AI technology. Smart stores like the one in Changsha not only attract younger consumers, they are more efficient to operate, according to Yi Tunnel, which expects more traditional convenience and retail stores to also adopt the technology.