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Amazon just walked out on its self-checkout technology
Amazon is removing its Just Walk Out technology from Fresh grocery stores. This is part of a larger effort to revamp the chain of retail food stores.
You can now use your phone to get started with Amazon’s palm-reading tech
Amazon just released an app that scans customer’s palms from home, making for an easy signup to its One payment platform. This service allows users to pay for stuff with just their palms at retail locations like Whole Foods.
Amazon is trialing a $10 monthly grocery subscription for Prime members
It includes Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods.
Amazon makes Fresh grocery deliveries and pickups available to everyone
Prime Members will still get exclusive deals in-store and online.
Amazon is bringing its palm-based payments to all Whole Foods Market stores
Amazon One palm recognition is coming to all Whole Foods Market stores by the end of the year.
Amazon's palm payments arrive in more than 65 Whole Foods stores in California
Amazon's palm-reading payment tech is now available in more than 65 Whole Foods stores in California.
Amazon is offering Whole Foods jobs to grocery delivery contractors
Amazon has offered Whole Foods jobs to a number of its grocery "shoppers," who pick products from shelves to help fulfill delivery orders.
Ransomware attack hits major payroll company right before Christmas
Major payroll provider Kronos has been hit with a ransomware attack, jeopardizing paychecks right before Christmas.
Amazon's cashierless 'Just Walk Out' tech is coming to Whole Foods stores
After it launched its "Just Walk Out" tech in Go stores and then brought it to larger Fresh supermarkets, Amazon's cashierless tech will soon arrive at a pair of Whole Foods locations.
Amazon is retiring Prime Now and moving deliveries into its core app
Amazon is shifting Prime Now deliveries to its main app and site.
Amazon now offers Key in-garage grocery deliveries in 5,000 cities and towns
Amazon's Key in-garage grocery deliveries are now available to all Prime members in the US.
Amazon is bringing its palm-reading payment tech to Whole Foods stores
Amazon's contactless payments are making a significant expansion to Whole Foods Market stores.
FTC fines Amazon $61.7 million for withholding tips from Flex drivers
Amazon will pay a $61.7 million fine to settle allegations the company had failed to properly pay out tips to its Flex delivery drivers.
Amazon opens a rewards program for Flex delivery drivers
The perks include an easier way for contractors to claim shifts along with a cashback debit card.
Amazon Prime members get free one-hour grocery pickups at Whole Foods
Amazon is now giving Prime members free one-hour grocery pickups at Whole Foods stores, not just their usual delivery options.
Amazon is using thermal cameras to screen warehouse workers for COVID-19
Amazon is using thermal cameras to check warehouse workers for COVID-19 more quickly and safely than usual temperature checks.
Amazon plans virtual grocery waiting lists to cope with surging demand
Amazon and Whole Foods will deal with a flood of grocery orders by giving people a 'place in line' for delivery windows.
Amazon responds to backlash with increased protection for workers
Early this week, workers from Amazon, Whole Foods and Instacart walked off the job to protest what they say is a lack of protections against COVID-19. Now, Amazon is sharing its plans to increase employee temperature checks and provide surgical masks to workers across the US and Europe.
Amazon offers warehouse workers higher pay to handle Prime Now groceries
Amazon's focus on essentials during the COVID-19 pandemic has led it to offer special incentives to workers. Reuters has learned that Amazon is offering warehouse workers a $2 raise to $19 per hour if they're willing to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries for Prime Now. The company has already outlined plans to hire 100,000 workers to keep up with demand, but that clearly isn't enough in the very near term.
Amazon suspends Prime Pantry to handle its backlog of orders
If you're looking to order food online while you're holed up at home amid the COVID-19 outbreak, you won't be able to do so through Amazon's Prime Pantry for now. The company has paused new orders through the service, which offers household and non-perishable pantry items, for now as it fulfills its backlog.
