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Amazon Walks Away From Just Walk Out Technology
E-commerce giant Amazon (Seattle, WA) announced it will discontinue its autonomous “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology from most of its locations. “We’ve invested a lot of time redesigning a number of our Amazon Fresh stores over the last year, offering a better overall shopping experience with more value, convenience, and selection—and so far we’ve seen […]
Amazon Opens Cashier-less Grocery Store
According to the AP, Amazon is opening its first cashier-less supermarket, where shoppers can grab milk or eggs and walk out without waiting in line or opening their wallets. It’s the latest sign that Amazon is serious about shaking up the $800 billion grocery industry. At the new store, which opened in Amazon’s hometown of […]
PCC Community Markets to Remove Self-checkout Kiosks
PCC Community Markets (Washington) has made the decision to remove all the self-checkout kiosks from their stores. They’ve already taken them out of their Fremont, Greenlake, Aurora, and Redmond stores, and the rest will be removed by summer, according to a report by KIRO-TV in Seattle. “We stopped putting self-checks in our stores in 2016 […]
Natural Industry Primes for Amazon
By Janet Poveromo On June 16, Amazon announced its plan to acquire Whole Foods for $42 a share, in a deal valued at $13.7 billion. Whole Foods’ John Mackey will remain CEO of the grocery store chain and the deal is expected to close in the second half of the year. The news sent shock […]
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