‘Just walk out’: Amazon debuts its first supermarket with no checkout lines

An automated gate equipped with a series of scanners greets the mid-morning wave of shoppers entering the first bricks-and-mortar Amazon Go Grocery store on Tuesday in Seattle. It was opening day for the supermarket, and one by one each visitor placed their phone, with the Amazon Go app open, on to a clear square, allowing them access to pristine aisles of everything from oranges and avocados to yogurt and bacon.

This is the trillion-dollar company’s first cashier-less supermarket. Coming out on the heels of the Amazon Go stores, which offer meals and snacks, but no checkout lines, the new store uses the same core technology. […]

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