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Amazon opens first cashierless grocery store in Seattle

2020-03-09T11:19:00-04:00

Amazon [has opened] its first grocery store to pilot the use of the retailer’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology that has previously powered 25 Amazon Go convenience stores in a handful of major U.S. metros. Based in Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, the new Amazon Go Grocery store allows customers to shop for everyday grocery items like fresh produce, meat, seafood, bakery items, household essentials, dairy, easy-to-make dinner options, beer, wine and spirits, and more.

According to TechCrunch, the store is 7,700 square feet in the front of house and 10,400 square feet overall, making it the largest use of Amazon's Just Walk Out technology to date. With a similar model to the Amazon Go convenience stores, shoppers use the Amazon Go app to check themselves in as they enter the store. Once inside, users shop as they typically would. Sensors and cameras monitor the items removed from shelves and add them to the shopper's virtual cart. Once the shopper exits the store, the software charges the card the customer has on file, TechCrunch reports.

Amazon's newest venture promises to shake up retail design—and eliminate the need for cashiers altogether

2016-12-06T12:42:00-05:00

“No lines. No checkouts. No registers. Welcome to Amazon Go.” The newest “disruption” offered by Silicon Valley promises to radically shake up retail design in the name, per usual, of increased efficiency. Located in Seattle, the Amazon Go store is a market without cashiers. Instead, shoppers simply download an app that gives them access to the store. As they pick up items, their virtual shopping cart is automatically adjusted. When they leave the store, a bill is sent to their Amazon account. Amazon Go uses computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning—a technology bundle Amazon has dubbed ‘Just Walk Out’—to track the shopping experience.

Of course, this newest innovation could radically change the way we design retail environments. It also means Amazon will know even more about our shopping preferences and be able to tailor advertisements ever more precisely. Perhaps most importantly, Amazon Go threatens to eliminate the need for cashiers. Currently, 3.4 million Americans work ...