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Not to mention what happens when this store gets robbed blind and the PR fallout form that event. I know it’s unlikely, but something like that could have very

by debt 9y ago

Not to mention what happens when this store gets robbed blind and the PR fallout form that event. I know it’s unlikely, but something like that could have very damaging effects on whether this will see widespread adoption. I’m only saying this because I’ve lived in bad enough neighborhoods where I don’t think just having a single person at the door is going to stop a robbery. Unless it has some sort of auto locking, store lockdown feature.

dijit27 9y ago
You are correct, if Amazon Go stores end up being targets for robbery that would damage roll out of additional stores the problem is that I can't think of how any one could rob them blind. The primary problem being that there is no cash to steal in the store and the goods all have low price to bulk ratios making them just plain difficult to steal. They just aren't worth robbing. Not that someone won't try anyway. That isn't to say they couldn't be targeted by shoplifters, but that is a huge difference from being robbed blind. And even here the store has two advantages in that login with the app is required to even enter and the whole store is covered with sensors and cameras in addition to the staff. As for the PR fallout I'd actually be interested to see how that goes, how much biometric data Amazon was able to gather on them even with a mask and/or bulky clothes, how the security features of the store actually work.
djhworld 9y ago
Are would be robbers really that interested in stealing tuna nicioise salad boxes and quinoa wraps? Robbers want cash from the till and things they can fence quickly, seeing as this store doesn't deal with cash, I suspect the only petty thefts will be people circumventing the camera/sensor technology to steal their protein enriched breakfasts shakes
- haspoken 9y ago
  They sell alcohol, I would imagine that would be worth taking to some.
btgeekboy 9y ago
A normal store doesn’t even have the turnstiles. Just grab your stuff and walk out casually. How do they keep from getting robbed? Why is this different? At least in the Go store, the system can presumably detect people who haven’t badged in / jumped the turnstile, before they actually do anything.

by debt 9y ago

dijit27 9y ago

You are correct, if Amazon Go stores end up being targets for robbery that would damage roll out of additional stores the problem is that I can't think of how any one could rob them blind. The primary problem being that there is no cash to steal in the store and the goods all have low price to bulk ratios making them just plain difficult to steal. They just aren't worth robbing. Not that someone won't try anyway. That isn't to say they couldn't be targeted by shoplifters, but that is a huge difference from being robbed blind. And even here the store has two advantages in that login with the app is required to even enter and the whole store is covered with sensors and cameras in addition to the staff. As for the PR fallout I'd actually be interested to see how that goes, how much biometric data Amazon was able to gather on them even with a mask and/or bulky clothes, how the security features of the store actually work.

djhworld 9y ago

Are would be robbers really that interested in stealing tuna nicioise salad boxes and quinoa wraps? Robbers want cash from the till and things they can fence quickly, seeing as this store doesn't deal with cash, I suspect the only petty thefts will be people circumventing the camera/sensor technology to steal their protein enriched breakfasts shakes

haspoken 9y ago
They sell alcohol, I would imagine that would be worth taking to some.

btgeekboy 9y ago

A normal store doesn’t even have the turnstiles. Just grab your stuff and walk out casually. How do they keep from getting robbed? Why is this different? At least in the Go store, the system can presumably detect people who haven’t badged in / jumped the turnstile, before they actually do anything.