Amazon may dominate the digital shopping market, but as we have learned in recent years, its ambitions do not stop there. They acquired Whole Foods in 2017, and later opened in January the first American supermarket checkout and cash register, Amazon Go.
Amazon Go, for the unsophisticated, offers a rather unique shopping experience. Customers use their phone to register their Amazon account when they enter the store, retrieve the items they want and exit; No article sweep and no wait online.
The store's weight sensors and a wide range of cameras collect information to help Amazon determine what you've purchased.
Once the company completes this transaction, your account will automatically be charged. If you have been wrongly charged, the store uses the honor system, which allows you to directly remove items from your digital receipt without verification.
The first location opened in Seattle, Washington. After receiving much public praise and a surge of success, Amazon later confirmed that other Go sites were planned. Specifically, the stores are expected to arrive in Chicago and San Francisco.
However, it seems that Amazon has slightly changed its location priority. A new report from GeekWire says the company's second Go location will also arrive in Seattle, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Marion Street.
It's not entirely clear why Amazon launches their second Go in the same city as their first, but it's possible that they're trying to dominate local markets before moving on to the next. other states and cities.
Regardless of their reasoning, the new Go store will be significantly larger than the first, at around 3,000 square feet. For reference, the first store had only about 1,800 square feet of space.
If you live in Seattle and wonder when you can try the hi-tech store for yourself, Amazon says it's officially going to open this fall.
Amazon Go, for the unsophisticated, offers a rather unique shopping experience. Customers use their phone to register their Amazon account when they enter the store, retrieve the items they want and exit; No article sweep and no wait online.
The store's weight sensors and a wide range of cameras collect information to help Amazon determine what you've purchased.
Once the company completes this transaction, your account will automatically be charged. If you have been wrongly charged, the store uses the honor system, which allows you to directly remove items from your digital receipt without verification.
The first location opened in Seattle, Washington. After receiving much public praise and a surge of success, Amazon later confirmed that other Go sites were planned. Specifically, the stores are expected to arrive in Chicago and San Francisco.
However, it seems that Amazon has slightly changed its location priority. A new report from GeekWire says the company's second Go location will also arrive in Seattle, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Marion Street.
It's not entirely clear why Amazon launches their second Go in the same city as their first, but it's possible that they're trying to dominate local markets before moving on to the next. other states and cities.
Regardless of their reasoning, the new Go store will be significantly larger than the first, at around 3,000 square feet. For reference, the first store had only about 1,800 square feet of space.
If you live in Seattle and wonder when you can try the hi-tech store for yourself, Amazon says it's officially going to open this fall.