Amazon closes mini-supermarkets in the USA

Customers could simply take products off the shelf and leave the store. Every reach on the shelf was done by Weight sensors registered and from Cameras monitored on the ceiling. This meant that items removed could be assigned to a person. The invoice followed automatically when you left the store.

Dismantling of supermarkets

The end of supermarkets does not mean the end of technology. Amazon emphasizes that the system is now used by other retailers 360 locations used in five countries. The company itself will also continue to use the technology, for example to provide meals for employees in over 40 logistics centers in North America. Industry experts have been pointing out in recent years that the technology for checkout-free shopping complex and thereby expensive is. This makes it difficult to expand larger retail spaces.

The world’s largest retailer’s 50+ conventional supermarkets under the brand Amazon Fresh will also be closed. Some of the abandoned Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go locations will become the chain’s supermarkets Whole Foods Market be converted. Whole Foods has been part of Amazon since 2017.

Austrian self-service supermarkets

In Austria there are now also a few small self-service or hybrid markets. These are intended to complement the service offering of traditional local supplies by allowing markets to operate without sales staff even during core times.

According to the current legal situation in Austria, the self-service markets are to Opening hours rules bound. This distinguishes them from ATM and gas station shops, which can be open 24 hours a day.