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  • AMAZON OPENED THE STORE OF

  • THE FUTURE.

  • CBS 2'S ALICE GAINER EXPLAINS

  • HOW IT WORKS.

  • AFTER A YEAR OF TESTING, THE

  • FIRST AMAZON GO STORE IN

  • DOWNTOWN SEATTLE OPENED THIS

  • MORNING.

  • I WALKED OUT WITH THESE TWO

  • THINGS IN A MATTER OF 30

  • SECONDS.

  • THE CASHIERLESS STORE LETS

  • YOU WALK IN, GRAB YOUR ITEMS,

  • AND GO.

  • IT WAS FUN TO WALK OUT

  • WITHOUT TALKING TO ANYBODY.

  • THE PRICES SEEMED FINE.

  • THEY HAD SALES LISTED ON THEIR

  • APP.

  • HOW DOES IT WORK?

  • ENTER AND SCAN YOUR AMAZON GO

  • APP ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE.

  • CAMERAS AND SENSORS TRACK WHAT

  • YOU PICK AND PUT INTO YOUR BAG

  • AND ALSO WHAT YOU PUT BACK.

  • ONCE YOU LEAVE, YOUR ACCOUNT IS

  • CHARGED.

  • WE'VE HAD PEOPLE DOING SELF

  • CHECK OUT FOR A WHILE NOW.

  • BUT THIS IS JUST A MORE

  • ADVANCED VERSION OF IT.

  • AND IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE EASY

  • TO DO.

  • DAVID, EXECUTIVE EDITOR AT

  • CNET SAYS WHILE REACTION TO

  • THIS NEW WAY OF SHOPPING HAS

  • BEEN MOSTLY FAVORABLE.

  • THERE'S ALWAYS THE OTHER SIDE

  • TO THE TECHNOLOGY.

  • YOU KNOW ALL THE DATA

  • COLLECTED ABOUT YOU, DO YOU

  • REALLY WANT THAT -- THERE'S A

  • TRADE OFF.

  • AS FOR WHAT'S DONE WITH THE

  • DATA.

  • WE NEVER KNOW, WE ALWAYS

  • DISCUSS THIS WITH AMAZON W THE

  • AMAZON ECHO, IT'S LISTENING TO

  • YOU IN YOUR HOME.

  • IT KNOWS WHAT QUESTIONS YOU'RE

  • ASKING IT.

  • SO AMAZON IS ABOUT COLLECTING

  • DATA.

  • IN A CITY FILLED WITH PEOPLE

  • WITH ZERO PATIENCE.

  • HOW WOULD A STORE LIKE THAT

  • FAIR HERE.

  • NO LINES.

  • I'M ALL FOR IT.

  • IF YOU'RE NOT INNOVATING

  • YOU'RE KIND OF BEHIND.

  • I THINK THAT'S HAPPENING WITH

  • THE MALLS AND ALL THE RETAIL

  • STORES YOU'RE SEEING THAT.

  • I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT AMAZON

  • IS INNOVATING.

  • THEY'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

  • AND FINDING A WAY FOR SHOPPERS

  • TO WANT TO COME TO THE STORES.

  • LEST YOU THINK HUMAN

  • INTERACTION GOES THE WAY OF THE

  • CHECK OUTLINES, AMAZON SAYS

  • THERE WILL BE EMPLOYEES IN THE

  • STORE COOKING PEOPLES AND

  • HELPING CUSTOMERS.

  • -- COOKING MEALS AND HELPING

  • CUSTOMERS.

AMAZON OPENED THE STORE OF

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