Amazon launches unified grocery store called Amazon Fresh
3 years, 1 month ago

Amazon launches unified grocery store called Amazon Fresh

India Today  

Amazon on Friday announced that it has brought together two of its grocery stores called Fresh and Pantry under one platform called Amazon Fresh. The Amazon users from 300 cities will be able to place orders for vegetables, grocery items on Amazon Fresh. Today, we've completed the integration of both stores into a single online store called Amazon Fresh across 300-plus cities in India. "This launch has allowed us to simplify the shopping experience for groceries via our dedicated Amazon Fresh app-in-app experience and sets us up to deliver many new features and enhancements in the coming months.

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Amazon removed Just Walk Out from many of its own stores but wants to sell the system to others
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon removed Just Walk Out from many of its own stores but wants to sell the system to others

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon wants the public and - especially other businesses - to know it’s not giving up on its Just Walk Out technology. Although the company is ditching the cashier-less checkout system at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores, it plans to sell the technology to more than 120 third-party businesses by the end of the year. The change …

Amazon is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Fresh grocery stores in the US
9 months ago

Amazon is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Fresh grocery stores in the US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh stores as part of an effort to revamp the grocery chain. Amazon says it will now be replaced by smart carts that allow customers to skip the checkout line but While redesigning Fresh stores in the past year, Amazon spokesperson Carly Golden said the company heard …

Amazon Fresh: How the supermarket of the future became the creepiest shop on the high street
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon Fresh: How the supermarket of the future became the creepiest shop on the high street

The Independent  

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What is Amazon Fresh and how does it work?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Amazon Fresh and how does it work?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amazon Fresh offers food and health and beauty items from Morrison’s, Iceland, Whole …

Amazon begins offering grocery delivery for customers who are not Prime members
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon begins offering grocery delivery for customers who are not Prime members

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members. Previously, Amazon had only offered grocery deliveries for Prime members, who pay $139 a year for faster shipping and other perks. Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said that in theory, Amazon’s decision to open up grocery deliveries for non-Prime members …

Amazon may have met its match in the grocery aisles
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon may have met its match in the grocery aisles

NPR  

Amazon may have met its match in the grocery aisles Enlarge this image toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Nam Y. Huh/AP On a recent Friday afternoon, Amy Luu used her Prime account to scan into an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Washington, D.C. She walked through an automated gate, grabbed one avocado and left — without checking out at a …

Amazon cuts jobs in its Fresh Grocery stores as it aims to rein in costs
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon cuts jobs in its Fresh Grocery stores as it aims to rein in costs

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon is cutting jobs in its Fresh Grocery stores as part of a restructuring plan in the U.S. “Like any retailer, we periodically assess our stores’ organizational needs and make decisions to increase efficiencies for our employees and deliver customer value,” Amazon spokesperson Jessica Martin said in a prepared statement. Amazon operates 44 Fresh grocery stores across …

If Kroger and Albertsons merge, communities will lose their grocery stores. Could Amazon save them?
1 year, 7 months ago

If Kroger and Albertsons merge, communities will lose their grocery stores. Could Amazon save them?

Salon  

It's no secret that Amazon has wanted to get into the grocery game in a more serious way for quite some time. Ten years later, in a $13.4 billion deal, Amazon went on to acquire Whole Foods in a move that The New York Times categorized as "represent a major escalation in the company's long-running battle with Walmart, the largest …

Amazon furthers physical retail expansion with first UK general store
3 years, 3 months ago

Amazon furthers physical retail expansion with first UK general store

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon is to open its …

Amazon Kisan Store goes live, now farmers can buy seeds, farming tools and more from shopping app
3 years, 4 months ago

Amazon Kisan Store goes live, now farmers can buy seeds, farming tools and more from shopping app

India Today  

Amazon has launched a store exclusively for farmers on its platform called the Kisan Store. Talking about the Kisan Store, Amit Agarwal, Global Senior VP and country head of Amazon India said “We are excited to partner with Government of India’s vision of empowering farmers with technology wherein the rapid penetration of smartphones & internet can help Indian agriculture experience …

Amazon’s grocery chain is growing. It isn’t Whole Foods
3 years, 9 months ago

Amazon’s grocery chain is growing. It isn’t Whole Foods

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Four years after Amazon bought Whole Foods, the e-commerce giant is making another major push to sell shoppers groceries. Amazon is building Fresh stores to chase a different clientele than Whole Foods’ well-defined customer base, analysts say. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images Whole Foods “doesn’t really talk to the middle of the market,” said …

Inside Amazon's first grocery store opening this week
4 years, 4 months ago

Inside Amazon's first grocery store opening this week

Daily Mail  

Amazon has opened its first Fresh grocery store, featuring specialized shopping carts that let customers skip checkout lines and even an in-store Alexa to answer customer questions. The e-commerce company continues to build out its offline presence despite the shift to online shopping caused by the coronavirus pandemic A station for shoppers to question Amazon's voice-controlled assistant Alexa in the …

Amazon US stops accepting new online grocery customers amid surging demand
4 years, 8 months ago

Amazon US stops accepting new online grocery customers amid surging demand

Live Mint  

Amazon will begin to put new grocery delivery customers on a wait list and curtail shopping hours at some Whole Foods stores to prioritize orders from existing customers buying food online during the coronavirus outbreak, the company said on Sunday. Amazon said it would have to relegate all new online grocery customers to a wait list starting Monday while working …

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