Supermarket of the future, created by Amazon, is pure technology

E-commerce giant Amazon has opened its first physical store. But it is no ordinary physical store. Like all initiatives of this incredible company, the automated store, called Amazon Go, promises to be the supermarket of the future. Before, it was tested by the corporation’s employees. Now anyone who wants can visit her in Seattle, USA. Do you want to know how it works?

Early buyers have already taken a tour of the Amazon Go aisles, and the awesome.club tell you now in what ways is this store different from others and how it works.

The particular feature of this new supermarket is that it does not have attendants or the need to go through the checkout. Therefore, the much-hated queues were extinguished. All this thanks to the system Just Walk Out (just leave, in free translation), which works on the basis of digital monitoring. The store has a multitude of cameras installed, which record the action of each customer.

Before entering the store, the buyer must install a special application. At the entrance there are turnstiles that read the QR code from the device’s screen. From this moment on, the system starts its operation.

All merchandise that the customer puts in his bag or purse is also registered in his virtual basket. To discard the purchase, simply place the product back on the shelf.

After getting all the items you need, you can just leave the supermarket. The amount of your purchases will be automatically debited from your Amazon account and within a few minutes you will receive a receipt.

Although the store is automated, the supermarket still has a human team. Employees organize products on shelves, help customers find the products they are looking for, and prepare food for sale. In addition, the team helps resolve technical issues whenever necessary. The store also has a liquor department, where a special clerk checks customers’ documents – in some US states this is taken very seriously.

Another peculiarity of the store is that it is impossible to steal something. If you try to hide an item on your body, sneak it into your bag, its cost will be deducted from your account.

It was assumed that the Amazon Go store would open in 2017, after the trial period that lasted 12 months. But due to a technical error this was not possible. Now the problem has been resolved. However, on the day of its opening, customers had to face a queue to enter. This is due to the great interest that this supermarket generated in people🇧🇷 That was a full plate for jokes among netizens, since the idea and the differentiator of Amazon Go was to be precisely a supermarket without lines. Even so, many people stated that despite the queue outside, inside the store it really wasn’t full.

For now, Amazon does not intend to open branches outside the US. But we are curious to know this innovation.