On Monday, Amazon took the wraps off Amazon Go, a real-world grocery store that comes with a twist: there’s no checkout process.
You just grab the stuff you want and walk out; the order posts to your Amazon account afterwards.
There are no cashiers, no lines, no fumbling for a credit card.
There’s one Amazon Go location so far, in Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, and it’s a relatively conservative amount of space: 1800 square feet holding perishable grocery goods like bread, milk, and cheese, as well as pre-made snacks and fresh meals.
Amazon says all you need is the Amazon Go app to enter the store and start shopping.
You pick up what you want, the app registers it & you leave. Even if you put something back the app employs technology that knows not to charge you for it.
Currently, Amazon Go is available only to Amazon employees in beta, with the public launch date set for early 2017.
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