Tiny
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Post by Tiny on May 11, 2021 10:58:17 GMT -5
Rumor has it the up to now 'super secret' new grocery store that is renovating an older grocery store "space" in a local shopping center will be an Amazon Fresh store. All the signs point to it - from the design of the exterior to the floor plan - so it's more of an educated guess than a rumor. Anyone shop at one of these? What's your impression? On prices? Good Value? Convenient? Fast? the whole process? Good, Bad, other? I'm moderately intrigued by the "Dash Cart" concept as I'm not buying a cart load of "groceries/products" in one trip. I'm also kind of liking being able to see the price when the thing goes in my cart and perhaps having a running total available as I shop - I won't have any "surprises" at the check out on prices, I might not have to watch the check out process like a hawk (so all my purchases make it back into a bag/my cart and that I don't get double or more charged for stuff). I'm hoping the Dash Cart is a bit easier to navigate than the "self check out" - I have done it a number of times when I have a few items - and I swear to you the thing knows it's me and gives me a hard time. I have never gotten thru the "self check out" without help from someone. And I generally like computers and technology... and following the prompts and such. I have a hard time figuring out which prompt to follow on the self check outs.
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Tiny
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Joined: Dec 29, 2010 21:22:34 GMT -5
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Post by Tiny on May 11, 2021 16:53:00 GMT -5
OK, The Google has provided some insight: www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/report-amazon-has-28-more-amazon-fresh-stores-worksIt looks like Illinois and California have the Amazon Fresh stores. I'm kind of surprised that Amazon found my "area" to be a good place to put one of these stores... But then my suburb was a "beta test" for a smaller format Meijer's store (it's sorely missed!!!) Meijer decided NOT to pursue "smaller store formats" to back fill into existing urban areas with smaller foot print stores and so closed all the Little Meijers. (Target won/captured that Urban/city market here). The longest term benefit of the Meijer (that only operated for 3 to 5 years) - was that the "shopping center" it was located in was rehabbed and revitalized with Miejer corporate money. When the "Little" Meijer closed a another grocery moved in (which was good). So over all it was a win win. I'm wondering if the suburb that's getting the Amazon Fresh store cut some sort of deal along those lines? The building that housed the old grocery store (it's a 1970's era building and the last time it got a face lift was 20 years ago) got gutted and rebuilt the parking lot is getting re done and other work is being done to spruce up the other store fronts in the "shopping center" with the Amazon Fresh. I'm guessing the suburb didn't put a lot of money into this overall project - probably just a deal on taxes or such... and if the store doesn't stay long term - all the enhancements and upgrades do. The next tenant will have to cut it's own "tax" deal. I'm still intrigued by the concept... not sure if I would shop there regularly - there's other better choices near by (Tony's Fresh Market, Jewel, Aldi (but they are the 1950's barebones store look and not the new format ones) and the ethnic groceries)
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