Amazon wants to establish its stores without cash in airports

Amazon plans to set up its non-cash stores at major US airports, which would allow it to continue its expansion in "hard" distribution by attracting a large customer base of travelers in a hurry

The world's largest online retailer Amazon has been working for several months to deploy a new type of store, Amazon Go, where customers enter through 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.

Seven shops already in town

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 there

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Jeff Bezos' group is now planning to install them at major US airports, and is reporting non-confidential inquiries to airport operators, according to Reuters.

A spokeswoman for Amazon declined to comment on the issue, while the cloud-based group 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 put your brand in value ," 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.