a basket with a bottom surface and sidewalls that, collectively, define a cavity to receive and retain goods, wherein the basket includes an opening defined by an upper perimeter of the sidewalls;

a plurality of gesture sensors that are attached to the basket at or near the upper perimeter of the sidewalls, wherein the plurality of gesture sensors are configured to detect movement of items at or near the upper perimeter of the sidewalls;

a plurality of cameras that are attached to the basket at or near the upper perimeter of the sidewalls, wherein the plurality of cameras are configured to capture images of the items as the items are placed into or removed out of the basket;

a controller that is configured to identify the items based on the images captured by the plurality of cameras, to update a virtual shopping cart based on the identification of the items, and to generate output signals configured to provide feedback related to identification of the items to a user of the shopping cart;

a handle area by which the user can push the shopping cart around a retail environment, wherein the handle area includes a handle and a surface, wherein the surface is positioned frontward from the handle and faces the basket; and

one or more lights attached to the surface of the handle area, wherein the one or more lights are configured to be selectively illuminated based on the output signals generated by the controller.