Inventor Sylvan Goldman’s prototype for the shopping cart was nothing more than two wire baskets attached to a folding chair, but it was the start of what would become a supermarket staple.

The shopping cart, now a staple in grocery stores across the country, was first introduced on June 4, 1937, by Oklahoma ...

Shopping carts are rarely offered a second life after being spent transporting our groceries, but Frankfurt-based designer Mike Bouchet saw the hidden potential of the common cart. By cutting the ...

The shopping carts would work with detachable motors, which would be equipped with multiple sensors and video cameras, and be controlled by a facility circuit system. If a customer wanted a cart ...