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@article{197247,
        author = {Dhruv Sanjay Shinde and Madhura Ughade and Shravani Shahakar and Smit Doshi},
        title = {Impact of Smart Trolleys on Retailing Shops: An Analytical Study},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {5193-5196},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=197247},
        abstract = {The rapid advancement of automation, Internet of Things (IoT), and embedded systems has significantly transformed physical retail environments. Among these innovations, smart trolleys have emerged as an effective solution to long-standing challenges such as billing delays, customer fatigue, and inefficient inventory handling. This paper examines how smart trolleys are affecting retailing shops by analyzing their influence on checkout efficiency, customer behavior, workforce structure, and retail operations. Existing research on RFID-based billing, IoT-enabled carts, and autonomous shopping assistance systems is systematically analyzed and reorganized from a retail-centric perspective. The study identifies key benefits and limitations of smart trolley adoption and highlights critical research gaps related to economic feasibility and operational scalability. The findings suggest that smart trolleys function not merely as technological tools but as enablers of retail process transformation.},
        keywords = {Smart trolley, Retail automation, IoT, Automated billing, Retail management.},
        month = {April},
        }