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Amazon Brings Cashierless Store to the Loop
Amazon has opened its first Amazon Go store outside of its Seattle hometown. The 2,000-square-foot, cashierless grab-and-go food store is located on the ground floor of 113 E. Franklin St. in the Loop.
The e-commerce giant—and, increasingly, brick-and-mortar retailer—opened its first Amazon Go location in Seattle this past January. It has since opened two more there, and has plans to roll out the concept to New York and San Francisco. Shoppers pay for their merchandise through their Amazon accounts; cameras and sensors in-store track what’s being purchased.
“Chicago is a vibrant, bustling city with great foot traffic and office density,” Amazon’s Dilip Kumar told Chicago Business Journal when asked about the selection of the Windy City to introduce the concept beyond Seattle. “With that, we thought Chicago plays well to the strengths of the store, which is helping people get food fast.”
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