AMAZON LAUNCHES UK’S FIRST CASHIER-FREE GROCERY STORE IN LONDON

Fri 05 March 2021:

Amazon has opened a cashier-free supermarket in London, its first bricks and mortar expansion outside the US as the company bets on strong demand for its contactless shops.

The online retailing giant opened the doors to its Amazon Fresh shop in West London’s Ealing neighborhood on Thursday, in what it said will be the first in a wave of shops in the British capital using its automated checkout technology.

Purchases are charged to an Amazon account after leaving and a receipt sent by email.

There’s no need to wait in line to pay at the checkout, a feature that has more appeal after the pandemic highlighted the need for social distancing.

Amazon already operates 26 cashier-free convenience stores in the US under the Amazon Go brand and two larger supermarkets called Amazon Go Grocery. As part of its UK launch, Amazon also unveiled its new private label food brand, by Amazon.