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Just Walk Out

Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech will survive company’s retail pullback, minus the palm-scanning

Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology will keep working at third-party locations after the company discontinues Amazon One palm scanning in June, the company confirmed Monday. Customers will tap a card or phone instead. Read More

The end of the line for Amazon’s grocery stores brings a final irony: a 30-minute wait to get in

Amazon’s grocery experiment is ending this week. For bargain hunters, it’s a clearance sale. For one Seattle neighborhood, it’s a looming food desert. Read More

The rise and fall of Amazon’s homegrown stores: A decade of retail experiments comes full circle

The closure of the Amazon Go and Fresh stores is the end of an era for the online giant. We trace how Amazon got here — and why the only stores left are the chain it acquired. Read More

Amazon closing all Amazon Fresh and Go stores to focus on Whole Foods and grocery delivery

After a decade of experimentation and expansion, the company says it wasn’t able to find the right model for its Amazon-branded grocery and convenience stores. Read More

AI goes from tool to teammate: Amazon Web Services SVP Colleen Aubrey on the dawn of agentic work

AI “teammates,” faster product development, and a pivot in Amazon’s applied-AI strategy: AWS SVP Colleen Aubrey joins the GeekWire Podcast to explain how agentic systems are reshaping how Amazon builds software. Read More

We checked out all 15 ‘Just Walk Out’ cashierless food and apparel shops at Lumen Field in Seattle

Lumen Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks, holds the geeky distinction of having the most cashierless locations that use Amazon’s… Read More

Amazon expands ‘Just Walk Out’ tech at Seahawks games and other stadiums across the country

Seattle Seahawks fans will have more “Just Walk Out” options at Lumen Field this season thanks to the addition of… Read More

Amazon develops new AI model for ‘Just Walk Out’ as it accelerates rollout to third-party stores

Amazon has developed a new AI model for its “Just Walk Out” technology to streamline the process of tracking shoppers’… Read More

Amazon exec explains grocery tech changes, debunks media reports about human reviewers

Amazon’s grocery technology has been in the news a lot over the past couple of weeks, following layoffs in the… Read More

Testing Amazon’s new cashierless clothing shop at Lumen Field that uses RFID technology

In a small corner of Lumen Field, Amazon is putting a new spin on its cashierless “Just Walk Out” shopping… Read More

Amazon adds RFID capability to ‘Just Walk Out’ to enable cashierless shopping for clothing and more

Amazon is adding a new wrinkle to “Just Walk Out,” combining its cashierless retail technology with RFID capability so that… Read More

Grubhub adding Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to college campus dining experiences

Amazon is headed back to college for the new school year. The company’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology is being… Read More

Inside the first liquor store to use Amazon’s cashierless technology

Now you can “Just Walk Out” — with a bottle of tequila. Amazon’s cashierless technology experience has made its way… Read More

Seahawks add Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to new Pro Shop and four more food stands at stadium

It’s an all-out blitz of Amazon technology at Lumen Field in Seattle as the Seahawks are expanding the use of… Read More

Amazon’s tech is a hit: Seattle Mariners add three more stadium stores featuring ‘Just Walk Out’

Technology and tech culture are taking a permanent spot in the lineup at T-Mobile Park this season. The Seattle Mariners… Read More

Amazon closing eight Amazon Go convenience stores in latest tightening of its physical retail

Amazon announced Friday that it is permanently closing eight of its high-tech Amazon Go convenience stores, including two in Seattle.… Read More

Seattle Seahawks add three more concession stores using Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech

The Seattle Seahawks took a loss against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but fans at Lumen Field who are… Read More

Amazon helps Seahawks take on concession blitz with cashierless tech at new Seattle stadium store

The Seattle Seahawks are switching to a hurry-up offense at Lumen Field this season. But it’s not happening in the… Read More

Amazon moves physical retail tech teams into cloud division, looking to accelerate third-party adoption

Amazon is shifting tech teams for its physical stores from its consumer division to its Amazon Web Services cloud division,… Read More

Starbucks and Amazon open second ‘Pickup and Go’ joint retail location in New York

Starbucks and Amazon have teamed on their second “Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go” location in New York City. The physical… Read More

‘Way cooler than standing in line’: Mariners fans get first crack at Amazon tech in new ballpark market

The Seattle Mariners and their fans would certainly be happy to have a few more walk-off wins this season. Perhaps… Read More

Seattle Mariners to use Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ and palm-scanning tech in new stadium market

Fans eager to return to their seats faster after a beer run at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park will get some help… Read More

Inside Amazon’s first high-tech Go store in suburbia, where there’s more stuff and a made-to-order menu

Amazon Go is growing beyond its traditional urban footprint, ushering in a new era for the high-tech, physical convenience stores… Read More

Amazon aims for a zero carbon grocery store with newest Amazon Fresh opening in Seattle

Amazon is opening the doors Thursday on its latest Amazon Fresh location in Seattle, and ushering in a new benchmark… Read More

Amazon and Starbucks plan to open two additional ‘Pickup and Go’ stores this year

Amazon and Starbucks plan to expand upon their physical retail partnership and open two more “Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go”… Read More

Amazon Go — to the suburbs: Company to try its high-tech convenience store outside urban core

Amazon Go is going where customers live, not just where they work. The high-tech convenience store model that Amazon first… Read More

Starbucks and Amazon are opening a store together in New York City, with more in the works

Two of Seattle’s retail icons are collaborating on a store for the first time. The first “Starbucks Pickup with Amazon… Read More

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena to feature Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to avoid lines in select stores

Amazon may have skipped putting its name on the outside of the renovated stadium where the Seattle Kraken will begin… Read More

Whole Foods

From Go to go bigger, Amazon bringing cashierless ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to two Whole Foods stores

Amazon is bringing more of its technology to Whole Foods Market, announcing Wednesday that the “Just Walk Out” cashierless experience… Read More

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