After conquering the online shopping space, is Amazon.com, Inc. now planning to open retail stores?
After witnessing success in online shopping what will be the next step for Amazon.com? Some lately patent application appears to point out that the company is planning to step into retail stores.
The application for patent marched by the company offers details regarding some latest concept in retail business, in which buyers will be able to pick items from the shelf and can leave without stopping at the checkout counters.
Stores like this will be based on a system of sensors and cameras that will recognize the buyer and the product they have bought. When the buyer leaves the store, the application will generate an E-message that will be sent to the buyer signifying the product sold and its particular price.
The thing that makes the technology most interesting is the involvement of 2 people in it , Steve Kessel is wholesale bakery display case Manufacturers
the top most advisers of Bezo's and is well known for leading the team that twisted the ignite. The second person is Dilip Kumar, who worked as technical adviser at Bezo's for two years.as per his LinkedIn profile he is "responsible for technology for a new initiative at Amazon."
Tech companies usually file patents on regular basis to protect intellectual property of the company. In 2014, there were a lot of projections that Amazon will soon start a retail store prior to Christmas season in Manhattan. The news came out after Bloomberg reported that Amazon is seeking to buy some stores of bankrupt RadioShack.
In many aspects, Amazon is an Apple wannabe as it has its individual series of tablets and smart phones and also offers content for these devices. Though, the online shopping giants are not as much popular as Apple is. And the key reason behind it was that there were no ignite stores similar to the famous Apple stores where users can get the products, ask questions, and get to know about the
Whether Amazon opens its own stores or not, the same technology can also be utilize by the firm to start its online delivery and pick up centers. Delivery is the key to success for Amazon and it is progressively emphasizing on delivering the items as quickly as possible. The Amazon prime members will now be able to get their order delivered in less than 2 hours in New York, Dallas, Miami and Baltimore.
It has also launched vending machines in United States airports which sell Amazon devices and position lockers at different stores in some cities from where shopper can pick their delivery of the products ordered online.
