SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon may be looking to open a series of convenience stores, in addition to possible drive-through grocery pickup sites, the Wall Street Journal reported. However, grocery experts say they believe it’s more a targeted marketing ploy than any broad move to become the next 7-Eleven.
The stores would sell a small number of perishable goods such as milk, meat and vegetables, with shoppers able to order non-perishable items such as cereal for same-day delivery rather than immediate pickup at the store, the report said.
That model ties in with reports that Amazon is planning as many as three drive-through grocery pickup sites, two in California and one in its hometown of Seattle. These sites would allow customers to order online, then drive by and get parking lot delivery of their groceries during a set window of time.
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