There are several office buildings in which their lobbies might play home to small shops or stalls, like a coffee vendor, a small cafe, a place to grab a sandwich or a bagel, and so on. It seems that these locations might also be ripe for Amazon Go, the company’s attempt to revolutionize the grocery shopping experience by removing the need for cashiers.
In a report from Reuters, it seems that Amazon is testing out the idea of placing its cashierless stores in office lobbies, where the first outlet has been opened at one of Amazon’s Seattle offices. This particular store is smaller than the other outlets and measures 450 square feet, and will stock the basic food items such as salads and snacks that might be bought by office workers.
According to Gianna Puerini, vice president of Amazon Go, “We wanted something from a design perspective that would fit nicely into open spaces. You can bring it in pieces and assemble it on site.” Not only could this fit into office lobbies, but it could also find their way into other parts of buildings, such as communal floors, or even hospitals.
In fact last week there was a report that suggested that Amazon might be considering opening up shop in airports as well. The compact nature of these stores makes sense, especially when it is reported that the tech doesn’t work quite as well in larger spaces with more people, and at the same time it would also encourage users to start setting up accounts with Amazon and shopping more from its website.
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