Amazon Go Grocery Stores

In 2017, Amazon bought Whole Foods, a grocery chain that specializes in selling organic foods, for $13.7 billion and subsequently began adding stores and cutting prices. To date, the company owns about 500 Whole Foods grocery stores. Amazon has also added 26 Amazon Go convenience stores. The Amazon Go convenience stores are cashier-less stores that utilize different technologies such as computer vision, deep learning algorithms and sensor fusion that automate much of the purchase, checkout and payment processes. The stores are typically located in business districts designed to attract workers for breakfast and lunch throughout the day. However, Amazon recently announced its plan to open a larger Amazon Go grocery store in downtown Seattle, Washington.

According to Amazon, the new store will be located in a more residential area closer to customers’ homes with the expectation of enticing customers to come and grocery shop after work and on weekends. In addition to its Whole Foods and Amazon Go stores, Amazon also plans to open a few dozen supermarkets throughout the US that will have a more traditional checkout experience. They will also offer non-organic groceries at lower costs than Whole Foods, with the hope of attracting customers from lower and middle-income classes. Amazon’s business decision makes one think clear: the company is becoming a major player in the food industry.

Q1 Which of the following technologies was not mentioned as being used by Amazon Go convenience stores?

A Computer vision. B Deep learning algorithms. C Sensor fusion. D All of the above were mentioned.

Q2 Which store model is currently being used by Amazon to reach workers?

A Whole Foods grocery stores. B Amazon Go convenience stores. C Amazon Go grocery stores. D Amazon supermarkets.

Q3 How many Amazon Go grocery stores does Amazon currently have?

A About 500 stores. B 26 stores. C One store. D A few dozen stores.

Q4 What is the main purpose of this text?

A To convince readers to shop more at Amazon’s food stores. B To provide details about Amazon’s role as an online food distributor. C To show Amazon’s rise in the food industry. D To suggest Amazon’s overreach in the food industry.

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ANSWERS: Amazon Go Grocery Stores

Q1 Which of the following technologies was not mentioned as being used by Amazon Go convenience stores?

D All of the above were mentioned.

Q2 Which store model is currently being used by Amazon to reach workers?

B Amazon Go convenience stores.

Q3 How many Amazon Go grocery stores does Amazon currently have? p C One store. o h Q4 What is the main purpose of this text? s t/ C To show Amazon’s rise in the food industry. s e .b h s li g n e m ro f F D P is th t e G