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Amazon Opens a Whole Foods with the Next Step in Automation

• vanusa 5y ago
  Beyond creepy. And if this takes off -- we can be sure that the inevitable reduction in human staff (especially in stores in or near working class neighborhoods) is going to play really, really well for Amazon.
  • thenanyu 5y ago
    These kinds of systems are trivial to shoplift from, so I would guess they're going to be limited to higher income areas.
• textman 5y ago
  Already been done. did a search for "automated store no cashier" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/cashiers-futuristic-supermarket-opens-mideast-79855234 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/cashiers-futu... https://pixevia.com/automated-stores https://pixevia.com/automated-stores Walmart and others are experimenting with it. When grocery stores began offering curbside pickup, I thought the future would offer a way for the customer at home to communicate visually and orally with the store picker so the customer gets exactly what they want -"no not that apple it is bruised -take the one to its right." I think it might be a doable business model but not interested in investing my energy in it.
  • canadianfella 5y ago