Amazon debuted its first full-sized cashierless grocery store in North America

This month, Amazon debuted its first full-sized cashierless grocery store in North America — and while media buzz centers on the operational benefit and customer experience of “Just Walk Out” technology, retail design pioneer Mark Landini says the long-term impact on retail architecture and interior design is equally revolutionary. 

“There is huge potential for reimagining store layouts,” says Landini, whose firm Landini Associates is known for radically reinventing supermarket floorplans and organization for brands including Esselunga, Walgreens, Loblaws, and ALDI. “For example, ‘Just Walk Out’ can also mean ‘just walk in, anywhere,’ which opens the door to 360-degree entry and exit points and frees designers from traditional approaches to space…