Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) new concept store, Amazon Go, is now open to the public.
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Here are a few things to know about the new Amazon Go store.
- The new store is located in 2131 7th Ave, Seattle, Wash.
- It is open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- The location is about 1,800 square feet in size.
- Customers that shop that the store never have to go through checkout.
- The facility is built with computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning technology.
- This technology is able to track the items that customers take from, and put back on, the shelf.
- When a customer leaves the store, their Amazon accounts are charged for whatever items they took with them and they are sent a receipt.
- The ability to walk out with items at Amazon Go is called “Just Walk Out Shopping.”
- To use the store, customers must have an Amazon account and the Amazon Go app.
- The Amazon Go app is available for recent iOS and Android devices.
- The app can be downloaded from the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store, Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) Google Play Store and the Amazon Appstore.
- The store mostly contains grocery items for purchase.
- It also includes a bakery and deli for ready-to-eat meals.
- Despite no checkout lines, the store does still have employees.
- Employees at the store include kitchen staff, shelf stockers and those that assist customers.
- The company originally tested out the store last year by letting certain employees shop at it.
You can to learn more about the Amazon Go store and shopping without a checkout line.
As of this writing, William White did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
