Amazon Fresh Opens in London

Post by chrisseaton » Mon, Mar 08, 2021, 11:05 PM UTC

binrec wrote: post #38

ageitgey wrote: post #19

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If pickles are called gherkins, what are gherkins called? Or is there no separate word for them? (In the US, a gherkin is a small pickled cucumber. A cornichon is a type of gherkin, but there are other types.)

Post by BillinghamJ » Mon, Mar 08, 2021, 11:12 PM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #41

turtlebits wrote: post #12

The branding is so confusing - in the US, Amazon Fresh is grocery delivery (or used to be), and Amazon Go are the checkout-less convenience stores. Even more confusing is that Amazon Fresh in-person "stores" are only in California and regular Amazon Fresh is still delivery/pickup in Washington. There also seems to now be an "Amazon Go Grocery" along with the existing Amazon Go. I'll patiently wait for Fred Meyer stor…

The branding seems mostly pretty consistent to me. Amazon Fresh is just their standard groceries. Whether you buy online for delivery or visit in-person. To me it would be more confusing if they had different names. And Go is a totally different type of store, an automated convenience store. (I'll admit Go Grocery seems confusing together with Fresh but maybe that's a regional branding thing?) Are Fresh prices really…

Post by plumeria » Mon, Mar 08, 2021, 11:23 PM UTC

jackhalford wrote: post #8

But how does it work? The article only mentions that you scan your phone at the entrance. The tags don't seem to be RFID or anything special neither.

Post by BillinghamJ » Tue, Mar 09, 2021, 12:03 AM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #45

BillinghamJ wrote: post #44

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The Amazon Fresh in London is a Go store - with the cameras etc. There's no Go branding/mention and the store doesn't appear in the Go app. Apparently in the US, there are non-Go Amazon Fresh stores?

Yup they're just regular grocery stores. Not with Go cameras or anything. Regular checkout line. They've also introduced "Dash Carts" to skip the checkout line but they're optional and also a different technology from Go AFAIK.

Post by dogma1138 » Tue, Mar 09, 2021, 1:28 AM UTC

chrisseaton wrote: post #33

plumeria wrote: post #32

Interesting, I wonder what European country could follow next?

So many European countries are hell-bent on paying with cash, even for transactions like supermarkets. I wonder if the idea will translate to somewhere like Germany, since the whole point is not having to stop and interact with a checkout point, but Germans want to pay with cash (for some reason).