Amazon Unveils 'Self-driving' Brick-and-Mortar Convenience Store (seattletimes.com)

Posted by msmash on Monday December 5, 2016 @03:20AM from the glimpse-of-future dept.

Amazon announced Monday it has built a convenience store in downtown Seattle that deploys a gaggle of technologies similar to those used in self-driving cars to allow shoppers to come in, grab items and walk out without going through a register (Editor's note: the link could be paywalled; alternate source). From a report on Seattle Times: The 1,800 square-foot store, officially dubbed "Amazon Go," is the latest beach in brick-and-mortar retail stormed by the e-commerce giant, which already has bookstores and is working on secretive drive-through grocery locations. It's clearly a sign that Amazon sees a big opportunity in revolutionizing the staid traditions of Main Street commerce. Located on the corner of Seventh Avenue and Blanchard Street, the store is open to Amazon employees participating in a testing program. It is expected to be open to the public in early 2017.

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Re: We have those already in the US by smooth+wombat · 2016-12-05 04:09 · Score: 0, Troll

Over here in the UK all that is plausible but the customer would still risk the public embarrassment.

You aren't familiar with how Americans live their lives, are you?

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