Amazon Supermarkets

Merlin5 · 5 Mar 2021 at 21:49

Amazon launched 'Amazon Fresh' in Ealing yesterday with Amazon branded food and some of their gadgets, regular branded food, and Morrisons branded food. No tills, just a phone app, tons of surveillance cameras and you walk out like a shoplifter. Interesting concept but their prices are more expensive than the likes of the big four grocers. Will be interesting to see how it develops, they could easily afford to bring prices down and beat the big supermarkets. For now though, I'll stick to Tesco.

touch · 5 Mar 2021 at 21:53

Lots of people will be willing to pay a little bit extra to avoid standing in a queue and hassle of a checkout.

Begbie · 5 Mar 2021 at 21:55

touch said:
Lots of people will be willing to pay a little bit extra to avoid standing in a queue and hassle of a checkout.

You can do this at tesco, asda etc with the bar scanner things. Best thing to be brought into my local tesco. Well aprt from it never scans my club card right.

robfosters · 5 Mar 2021 at 21:55

They may open a few stores around the country, mainly the centre of London, but they’ll end up selling the technology to major supermarkets for a fortune. They have arrived too late at the party to challenge the big supermarkets.

Participant · 5 Mar 2021 at 21:56

Going in, picking stuff up, and walking straight out is the future of bricks and mortar food shopping.

Begbie said:
You can do this at tesco, asda etc with the bar scanner things. Best thing to be brought into my local tesco. Well aprt from it never scans my club card right.

You can do exactly the same at Tesco, Asda, etc. with the tiny qualification that you must also use a bar scanner thing.

robfosters · 5 Mar 2021 at 21:57

Begbie said:
You can do this at tesco, asda etc with the bar scanner things. Best thing to be brought into my local tesco. Well aprt from it never scans my club card right.

It’s good, but I hate it when you’re selected for a random check and they start rifling through your nicely packed shopping :mad:

Merlin5 · 5 Mar 2021 at 21:58

robfosters said:
They may open a few stores around the country, mainly the centre of London, but they’ll end up selling the technology to major supermarkets for a fortune. They have arrived too late at the party to challenge the big supermarkets.

Surely with the £ billions that Amazon have they could stomp over the big supermarkets?

robfosters · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:00

Merlin5 said:
Surely with the £ billions that Amazon have they could stomp over the big supermarkets?

It doesn’t just come down to money. Food quality is a major aspect as is site procurement and brand loyalty.

I don’t think I’d ever go for Amazon basics ready meals lol!

Merlin5 · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:07

robfosters said:
It doesn’t just come down to money. Food quality is a major aspect as is site procurement and brand loyalty.

I don’t think I’d ever go for Amazon basics ready meals lol!

Yes, good points.

Begbie · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:10

robfosters said:
It’s good, but I hate it when you’re selected for a random check and they start rifling through your nicely packed shopping

My local aren't too evasive tbf, normally only check 5 or so items. Better than queuing or the self scan crap. Why does the wireless scanner work better than the self scan? :confused:

UTmaniac · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:15

Any takers for the Prime beef?

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:16

What's stopping people logging into someone else's account on a mobile and using it.

loftie · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:23

robfosters said:
They may open a few stores around the country, mainly the centre of London, but they’ll end up selling the technology to major supermarkets for a fortune. They have arrived too late at the party to challenge the big supermarkets.

TBH, i suspect that's their aim, have enough stores to make people aware that the tech is out there and want it to be in other stores. Then just wait for the others to knock at their Alexa operated door.

robfosters · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:29

Bouton Aide said:
What's stopping people logging into someone else's account on a mobile and using it.

Finger ID, Face ID?

dlockers · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:32

At least this solves the need for affordable housing in London.

Stumble Bum · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:37

dLockers said:
At least this solves the need for affordable housing in London.

What?

Hagar · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:38

As usual crap idea but the kiddiwinks will love it.

dlockers · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:40

Stumble Bum said:
What?

No low paid service workers required to keep the service industry going, no low cost housing needed to house

I didn't know it was required but there was a clear "/s" implied in that post

The_Arbiter · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:42

How do you return a product you've opened and half used?

I can see thieves liking this type of store.

Stumble Bum · 5 Mar 2021 at 22:42

dLockers said:
No low paid service workers required to keep the service industry going, no low cost housing needed to house

I didn't know it was required but there was a clear "/s" implied in that post

I couldn't work out what your comment was in reference to.