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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/rQkjZHXStfE/amazon-eyes-its-own-convenience-stores-in-addition-to-drive-up-grocery-sites
Amazon Eyes Its Own Convenience Stores In Addition To Drive-Up Grocery Sites
Amazon's next push into the grocery business could be convenience stores as well as curbside pickup locations, reports WSJ. The Seattle-based company aims to build small brick and mortar stores that would sell things like milk, meat and other perishable items (Editor's note: the link could be paywalled;alternate source). GeekWire adds: But the convenience stores are a new twist. The WSJ says Amazon "aims to build small brick-and-mortar stores that would sell produce, milk, meats and other perishable items that customers can take home," according to its sources. "Primarily using their mobile phones or, possibly, touch screens around the store, customers could also order peanut butter, cereal and other goods with longer shelf lives for same-day delivery." However, the report cautions, the convenience stores "may take a year or more to open while Amazon scouts locations, and may be shelved because of financial or operational concerns, the people said."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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