Most people are familiar with smartphones, smartwatches and even smart homes. Now smart shopping carts are spreading worldwide, and one Israeli company says it is getting itself into a position to capitalize on the trend. A2Z Smart Technologies Corp.

In 1936, Sylvan Goldman and a mechanic named Fred Young invented the first commercial grocery cart for Goldman's Piggly Wiggly stores. The cart was not an immediate hit. Women complained it was another version of a baby stroller, and that's the last thing they wanted to push while shopping for ...