Amazon to Open New Physical Retail

Of interest, more Amazon competition to current retail, and note the cashierless tech not being included.  Why not?   Too expensive?  We saw that as an issue with large scale stores, the physical inclusion of cameras and their maintenance could be considerable.    Much more at the link.

Amazon says it'll roll out a new grocery store format next year
It'll be different from Whole Foods and won't use Amazon Go's cashierless tech.  By Kris Holt, @krisholt  in Engadget

Amazon is wading further into the physical retail world as it confirmed plans to open a different type of grocery store in 2020. Reports earlier this year suggested Amazon was working on a low-cost grocery format as an alternative to Whole Foods and Amazon Go.

The company told CNET it's "opening a grocery store in Woodland Hills [a suburban Los Angeles neighborhood] in 2020." It posted four job listings for the outlet, which it described as "Amazon's first grocery store." It's hiring two grocery associates who'll replenish stock and handle points of sale, a food service associate who'll work food counters and a team lead.  .... " 

I happened to look up the entry for Amazon Go in the Wikipedia, good overview of the effort and current state and controversy involved.