Amazon is also set to open a first-of-its-kind grocery store in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, without its Go technology and not under the Whole Foods banner, at some point in 2020.

Amazon’s cashier-less Go stores are getting a much larger companion in the form of Amazon Go Grocery, a new grocery store format that lets customers leave without checking out. It opens today in ...

Amazon owns around 500 Whole Foods stores. But the company’s plan to win more of America’s grocery spending stretches far beyond operating an organic chain.

Inside Amazon Go Grocery The e-tailer’s newest store is a separate grocery brand that utilizes checkout-free tech across a full assortment of 5,000 products.

Amazon was primed to be a major disruptor in the grocery industry but store closings and delayed openings indicate that it hasn't gone as planned.

Items are charged to an Amazon account after leaving. Called Amazon Go Grocery, the new store is an expansion of its 2-year-old chain of Amazon Go convenience stores.

There are 15 Amazon Go convenience stores and 60 Amazon Fresh grocery stores nationwide. Amazon has been tentative about plans to open new stores.

There is clearly immense value in this technology for both retailers and Amazon. But beyond a cashier-less retail experience, what would widespread adoption of this technology mean for customers?

It’s called Amazon Go, and it looks like the future. Amazon Go is a system that marries physical stores with advanced algorithms and sensors to eliminate the need for a typical store checkout.

Amazon has intentions of “doubling down” on its physical grocery business when the company lands on the format it likes, Andy Jassy indicated to the Financial Times.

Amazon is merging the corporate teams behind its Amazon Go convenience stores and Amazon Fresh grocery business, a company spokesperson confirmed to sister publication C-Store Dive on Tuesday.

Amazon owns around 500 Whole Foods stores. But the company’s plan to win more of America’s grocery spending stretches far beyond operating an organic chain.