November 12, 2019

Amazon Is Releasing Its Grocery Store in Los Angeles Soon

Highlights

Amazon is releasing a new grocery store in Woodland Hills, which is a neighborhood of Los Angeles, in 2020.

It is the first position of what is predicted to be a novel sequence of grocery stores released by Amazon.

The store is going to be dissimilar from Amazon’s entire Foods brand & will have a regular checkout, distinct Amazon Go cashier-less stores.

Amazon has started hiring for an innovative grocery store, which is scheduled to open the next year in a locality of Los Angeles. The store is located in Woodland Hills, as per a job posting on the website of Amazon. It’s the original site of what is predicted to be a fresh chain of grocery stores rolled out by Amazon. CNET initially reported the news.

A spokesperson from Amazon confirmed the existence of the store in a declaration to CNBC: “Amazon is opening a grocery store in Woodland Hills in 2020.”

On Monday, Amazon placed listings for a grocery associate, store leader, and a food service associate. The latest store isn’t anticipated to make use of cashier-less technology similar to what is utilized in Amazon Go stores. In its place, it is going to have a customary checkout, the spokesperson said further.

Moreover, the store is situated in a shopping center & may have been developed in a previous Toys R Us spot, as per the Google Maps.

The previous month, The Wall Street Journal accounted that Amazon had marked over a dozen rents in the Los Angeles region as a division of its sketch to develop out an innovative grocery chain disconnected from the Whole Foods brand. The organization is mentioned to be eyeing other stores in Irvine and Studio City.

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A spokesperson from Amazon informed CNBC the new chain is going to be “distinct” from Whole Foods but refused to offer additional information on what sort of products the stores are going to provide or future store places. A distinct report from the Journal informed the innovative grocery brand name would have a lesser price point as compared to Whole Foods.

The new store signifies Amazon’s recent attempt to enlarge into brick-and-mortar retail positions. The corporation, at present, has 10 Amazon Go Stores & has rolled out substantial Amazon Books stores, along with Amazon 4-star stores.

When questioned if the new stores are going to vie against Whole Foods or sign a move away from spending in that brand, Amazon informed no, providing strong support for enduring to raise that organization.

“When it comes to grocery shopping, we know customers love choice, and this new store offers another grocery option that’s distinct from Whole Foods Market, which continues to grow and remain the leader in quality natural and organic food,” the spokesperson from Amazon said, noting that Whole Foods unlocked 17 places this year & that more are sketched. The representative said Amazon would persist in spending on grocery delivery with Whole Foods.

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