Re:Amazon to close all of its physical bookstores and '4-sta...
by colinmhayes on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @03:41PM
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Amazon is rolling out the just walk out technology in whole foods stores. Only a couple have it now, but I imagine it won't be long until the rest do too.
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Re:Amazon to close all of its physical bookstores and '4-sta...
by akrotkov on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @10:51PM
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There's physical Amazon Fresh stores in the Seattle area (at least) which has the just-walk-out technology. I tried the one in Factoria out and it was ... interesting. A lot of groceries were pre-packaged but it had most things that I was looking for.
Felt like a "scaled-up" convenience store. Not having a line was very nice.
Re:Amazon to close all of its physical bookstores and '4-sta...
by bombcar on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @09:22PM
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How does just walk out work with produce?
Re:Amazon to close all of its physical bookstores and '4-sta...
by xeromal on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @11:16PM
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The Amazon fresh near me has a buggy with a bunch of cameras and a scale on it. When you drop food items into it, it's automatically added and weighed. When you push the buggy to an exit line it checks for any errors then emails you a receipt.
If you're wondering how it detects the produce, produce in the US has tiny little stickers on it or at least a PLU code where its sitting. You enter that 4 digit code and it gets weighed.
Re:Amazon to close all of its physical bookstores and '4-sta...
by dylan604 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @10:04PM
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Could they do something where each bin of produce is on a scale so that the system charges you for the weight no longer present rather than making you weigh the specific selection?