Abstract: A cart for use by a store associate in a lawn and garden center comprises a frame; a folding tray table extending from a top region of the frame; at least one basket extending from the frame, wherein a combination of the tray table and the at least one basket are configured for receiving lawn and garden items and items used by the store associate to assist customers; at least one bagging fixture for holding shopping bags; and a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom region of the frame, comprising at least two wheels.

Abstract: A method, a computer system and computer program product, including: establishing a communication link between at least one of the user mobile device and a user wearable computing device, and the computing system, receiving from at least one of the user mobile device and the wearable computing device: a shopping list of the user and a fitness goal of the user that the user has yet to achieve, and calculating a route throughout the shopping center that achieves or exceeds the fitness goal of the user while also guiding the user past the goods on the shopping list of goods that the user needs to purchase, wherein the route prioritizes achieving or exceeding the fitness goal of the user over an optimal route through the shopping center past the list of goods the user needs to purchase.

Abstract: A shopping cart that avoids collisions during movement comprises a proximity detection system comprising one or more sensors that detect and recognize an object along the path of the shopping cart; a controller that determines from data collected by the one or more sensors whether a collision between the shopping cart and the object is possible; a feedback system that provides one or more of audible, visual, or tactile feedback to a user of the shopping cart when the controller determines that the collision is possible; and a braking system that automatically stops the shopping cart from continued motion when the controller determines that the collision is possible. At least one of the feedback system and the braking system is activated in response to the controller determining that the shopping cart is a predetermined distance from the object.

Abstract: A cart for use by a store associate in a lawn and garden center comprises a frame; a folding tray table extending from a top region of the frame; at least one basket extending from the frame, wherein a combination of the tray table and the at least one basket are configured for receiving lawn and garden items and items used by the store associate to assist customers; at least one bagging fixture for holding shopping bags; and a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom region of the frame, comprising at least two wheels.