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(An employee recommended suggesting that in the app and said local store managers regularly review what consumers want to see in stores.

Immediately after you exit the area, itemized receipts will show up on your app in case you want to review.How does the system work for a dad who walks in with his family?

He scans each family member in on his app, and each is free to roam the 2,300-square-foot store and shop, with the system charging to the dad's account what each ends up getting.“The future of grocery shopping has finally arrived and Amazon has freakin' nailed it,” a user named Eddie S. said in a Yelp review of the San Francisco store.

I can’t wait to see Amazon Go goes nationwide.”With that kind of consumer enthusiasm, an Amazon Go opening in a city near you may be only a matter of time.I have covered the retail industry for well over a decade and written for publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News. Amazon plans to open as many as 3,000 of its cashier-less Amazon Go convenience stores by the year 2021, according to a report from Bloomberg today. Amazon Go offers a wide array of breakfast, lunch, and snack options ready to eat right now.

While it had expected Go stores would be busy during meal times, Amazon told me it was surprised to see “many customers coming in for a drink or snack during non-meal specific times too—sometimes multiple times a day.”“Went in, grabbed a croissant and was out literally (in) 17 seconds,” a review from username PhantomaZero said in Apple’s app store.

It also plans to open in New York, Amazon said, declining to give more details on when or where.“It honestly lives up to the hype,” a Yelp reviewer named Monica C. said of a Chicago Amazon Go. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. The Seattle-based company is reportedly considering opening as many as 3,000 Go stores by 2021. Sensors and software that’s trained to analyze and perceive what items get removed from shelves are able to update your shopping cart in real time, while checkout happens automatically once you leave the store. While some were already pros, grabbing items they wanted and leaving right away, many others were first-time visitors.

No worries—even the nondescript shelves have sensors to detect such an error so you won’t be charged, an employee said. My passion in storytelling goes beyond retail. )Mahaney estimated each Amazon Go store can generate annual sales of $1.5 million on average based on the assumptions that its stores are open an average of 10 hours a day for about 279 days a year, customers spend an average of $10 per visit, and each store gets 400 to 700 daily visitors.Multiply $1.5 million by that reported count of 3,000 stores by 2021, and his math would translate to a $4.5 billion annual sales opportunity for Amazon.Costs could slow that growth: Mahaney estimated that the hardware for each store cost about $1 million on average and that it would take about two years for Amazon to break even. "I had to check out Amazon Go while in Seattle...I looked around, picked up and put back several things before leaving. Originally from Taiwan as an ambassadorial scholar and having penned many columns about life and culture, I’m equally driven by a sense of mission to tell stories that inspire and touch heartsOpinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.I cover retail, from fashion to grocery, and its dance with technology Amazon is reportedly eyeing to open 3,000 Amazon Go stores by 2021 and is said to be looking at expanding the concept to London, airports and … My receipt was emailed to me within minutes and was accurate...I would love for this technology to be more widely available. Imagine the flexibility and the potential to replicate that format in places where space may be tight.Amazon declined to give any sales or traffic metrics except to say it’s “thrilled by the response” from customers in the three cities Amazon Go is in. I haveI have covered the retail industry for well over a decade and written for publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News.

Interviews with newsmakers or on-the-ground coverage of major events aren’t the only things that interest me. That means whether you need a delicious lunch to eat now or ingredients for dinner, you can get them fast—with no lines and no checkout. For instance, at the San Francisco store, while there were bottled teas to buy, there was no tea next to the coffee in the pantry section. Amazon reportedly planning 3,000 cashier-less Go stores by 2021Final Fantasy VII Remake for PS4 is cheaper than everSave $20 on Square Enix’s modern take on the RPG classic, plus other dealsApple’s AirPods with a wireless charging case are cheaper than ever today at AmazonPlus, Google’s Nest Wifi mesh Wi-Fi bundle is $70 off

)The store also doesn’t serve hot food or beverages even though customers are free to heat up its assortment of refrigerated meals, sandwiches and snacks in microwaves in the sitting area.According to RBC’s Mahaney, who said his team of five had made multiple visits to the same Amazon Go store in San Francisco to track the number of shoppers and see what they bought, about 25 people usually show up during a non-rush hour while approximately 110 do during a rush hour. Bloomberg reports that Amazon is considering opening 3,000 Amazon Go stores by 2021.

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