A public relations representative later challenged that figure, saying that the number of cameras in stores are in the hundreds. The new technology is a first in the region for Amazon and involves some 1,600 cameras for the store, according to a tech worker.
Traditional checkout lines with clerks who scan items are also available. When Milton asked how purchasing worked, a worker explained that the store’s overhead cameras detect what items customers take and link them to people when they enter the store. “We’re going to see how this works out,” said Milton, an Aldi regular who also frequents Giant and Walmart. with a ribbon-cutting and the potential for prizes and discounts.įairfax resident Nile Milton grabbed a pineapple and wondered how the store would know who and what to charge. Shoppers inundated the approximately 30,000-square-foot store at 10360 Fairfax Blvd. “The goal is to make the smoothest transition,” Amazon Fresh District Manager Jim Gillespie said. (Updated at 5 p.m.) Fairfax City’s latest grocery store is giving a new meaning to the term five-finger discount.Īmazon Fresh opened in Point 50, previously known as the Fairfax Shopping Center, today (Thursday), boasting new technology that lets shoppers buy items without having to get them individually scanned.Īll they need to do is swipe an app or a credit card when they enter and exit the store.
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