Posted on 09/08/2021 7:43:37 AM PDT by RandFan
NEW YORK (AP) — There will be something missing at two Whole Foods stores opening next year: the rows of cashiers.
Amazon, which owns the grocery chain, said Wednesday that it will bring its cashier-less technology to two Whole Foods stores for the first time, letting shoppers grab what they need and leave without having to open their wallets. Cameras and sensors track what’s taken off shelves. Items are charged to an Amazon account after customers leave the store with them.
But there will be an option for those who want to shop the old-fashioned way: Self-checkout lanes will be available that take cash, gift cards and other types of payment.
Amazon first unveiled the cashier-less technology in 2018 at an Amazon Go convenience store and has expanded it to larger Amazon supermarkets. But it will be the first time it has appeared at Whole Foods, a chain of more than 500 grocery stores Amazon bought four years ago.
One of the new stores will be in Washington, D.C.; the other in Sherman Oaks, California.
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I hope the software isn’t written by the folks who created the Willard Organizer. You’ll get charged $50.00 for a can of corn.
Or maybe that’s the actual price.
Will they do this in one of those states that doesn’t prosecute shoplifters?
Asking for a friend.
What’s the plan to deal with shoplifting?
Feral people are already grabbing goods and leaving without seeing a cashier.
This would require a very intrusive level of personal surveillance.
Amazon already punishes customers based on social score.
Whole paycheck won’t be lowering their prices as a result of this change in staffing. No, thanks!
I assume this means they will lower the prices there!
Whole Paycheck will just live up to its name. How much do you have in your account? The app will extract it.
We will still stay away from the local left wing whackos working at Whole Paycheck.
With a $30 minimal order on my Chromebook, we can get a free delivery in 2 hours or less from our local snobbery.
I love all the leftists who claim Whole Foods isn’t as expensive as they say it is. I’ve looked at a local Whole Foods and comparing it to eBay what are the higher priced small chains in the area. Sure, they’ll say compare the generic store brand bottled water or something like that to Whole Foods and find it’s comparable. However, actual foods, Particularly any convenience type items people like to purchase seem to be a dollar to two dollars more at Whole Foods than anywhere else.
“the other in Sherman Oaks, California.”
Californicator land has the deductible shop lifting plan for POC’s and white trash.
Whole Paycheck will raise prices to cover theft loss.
What’s the plan to deal with shoplifting?
They are not eligible for the 5% Prime rebate if they shop lift.
It will only work in low crime areas.
…and they’re opening one in D.C.!?!?!?…
The scanner is set to yell out..help! stop thief!
Then it makes gun shot noises.
Where will the hippies get a job now?
Will they lower the price of foods by 20% since they aren’t paying cashiers? Naw, that would be crazy.
I’m going to wear a mask and reflective sunglasses, and steal everything.
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