Amazon Planning to Open Grocery Store With Package Alcohol Sales in Naperville

Amazon is planning to open a grocery store in south Naperville, according to a liquor license application submitted to the city.

Amazon Is Expanding Its Cashierless Go Model Into a Full-Blown Grocery Store

February 25, 2020 Nick Statt, The Verge

Amazon is getting more serious about its brick-and-mortar retail ambitions with its first-ever Amazon-branded grocery store. The store opens today in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district, confirming reports from last year that Amazon was developing a more ambitious version of its cashier-less Go model.

Amazon is Planning to Open Cashierless Supermarkets Next Year

November 26, 2019 Matt Day, Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc. is preparing to open Amazon Go supermarkets and pop-up stores, an expansion of the company’s cashierless ambitions that includes the possibility of licensing the technology to other retailers.

EBT and Prime Membership for Lower-Income Consumers Expands Amazon’s Competition with Walmart and Other Retailers, reports Packaged Facts

November 18, 2019 Packaged Facts

Two years ago Amazon began offering discounted Prime membership to anyone with a valid Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, charging a monthly fee of $5.99 (instead of $10.99), and eschewing an annual fee altogether, making it easier for lower-income consumers to enjoy membership benefits.

Ultrafast Grocery Delivery is Now FREE with Prime

October 29, 2019 Amazon

Prime just got better. Now members get free and fast grocery delivery from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market. Selection includes meat, seafood, produce, snacks and household essentials, with options for fast one- and two-hour delivery windows.