Amazon is looking to set up its non-cash stores at major US airports, Reuters reports. In these Amazon Go stores, customers identify themselves through their smartphone, leave the store without cash and are then billed for their purchases from pre-registered cards.
Amazon plans to introduce its cashless stores in major US airports, which would allow it to continue its growth in distribution in "hard" by attracting a large customer base of passengers in a hurry, provides Reuters.
The world's number one online retailer has been working for several months to roll out a new type of store, Amazon Go, where customers enter an automated turnstile using their smartphone before making their purchases under the cameras watching what they take on the shelves. They can then leave the store and Amazon collects the amount of their purchases from pre-registered cards.
Already seven stores in Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle
Amazon has already opened seven such stores since January, in Chicago, San Francisco and in its cradle of Seattle. The clientele is mainly composed of employees from the surrounding offices who can buy a meal quickly.
Jeff Bezos' group now plans to install in major US airports, show requests for information, not confidential, addressed to airport operators. An Amazon spokeswoman declined to comment on the issue, while the cloud-based group's division, Amazon Web Services, is already in contact with various airports for others. activities.
Someone aware of these efforts said that Amazon had seconded one of its employees to this project. "Imagine how you can showcase your brand," said this person. "You will be able to make yourself known largely by being present in a dozen of the best airports. More than 350 million passengers passed last year at the top 12 airports in the United States, according to data from the US Department of Transportation.