Sam’s Club is going Black Mirror, remodeling 600 stores to embrace AI and eliminate cashiers

Big-box warehouse shopping just got a little more dystopian.

Sam’s Club is rolling out a sweeping redesign of all 600 of its US stores, and here’s the big headline: Cashiers and receipt checkers? They’re being completely phased out. In their place will be a frictionless, AI-powered retail utopia where you scan your own stuff, pay on your phone, and stroll right out like you own the place.

The idea is to expand the chain’s “Scan & Go” system — which lets you scan items in the app as you shop...