Unmanned stores: future of retail or solution searching for problems?

While unmanned stores are experiencing a stall globally, Singapore has experienced an increase in self-checkout stores over the past year. Fairprice Group’s convenience store chain Cheers, which has operated unmanned stores since 2017, announced plans to open 13 more in partnership with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) this year. The company stated that Cheers’ unmanned stores currently serve tens of thousands of customers in Singapore each month. Unmanned store growth  In January, 7-El

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