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Amazon Rolls Out Biometric Payment At Whole Foods Stores

Amazon.com Inc said it is rolling out biometric technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle starting on Wednesday, letting shoppers pay for it...

Amazon To Open Pop-Up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic In Seattle Headquarters

Amazon Inc said on Thursday it will open a pop-up clinic in its Seattle headquarters on 24 January with an aim to vaccinate 2,000 eligible members of the p...

Kroger Tests Contactless Payment Service In QFC Division

US retailer Kroger has announced that it is testing a contactless payment service in its QFC stores (Quality Food Centres) in Seattle, Washington. The p...

Amazon Expands Physical Footprint With Bigger Cashier-Less Grocery Shop

Amazon.com Inc is bringing its cashier-less store technology to a larger stage. The world's biggest online retailer is set to open 'Amazon Go Groce...

Amazon Considering Opening Up To 3,000 Cashier-Free Stores By 2021

Amazon.com Inc is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new Amazon Go cashierless stores in the next few years, Bloomberg has reported, citing people...

Seattle City Council Repeals 'Head Tax' On Amazon, Etc. Weeks After Enactment

Seattle's city council voted on Tuesday to repeal a newly enacted 'head tax' imposed on the city's largest companies, including Amazon.com, in the face of...

Amazon Eliminates Hundreds Of Seattle Jobs In Rare Cutback

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs at its headquarters in Seattle, paring back older departments focused on selling goods online while hiring in newer line...

Amazon’s Cashierless Store Is Almost Ready for Prime Time

For the past year, Amazon employees have been test driving Amazon Go, an experimental convenience store in downtown Seattle. The idea is to let consumers w...

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