Amazon closing Amazon Go store
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Amazon teams with Starbucks in Amazon Go-based format
Amazon also extends the Amazon Go store concept in a partnership with Starbucks that lets customers bypass the checkout when they pay for orders.
The second "Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go" location opened in Manhattan in 2022. The first location, also in Manhattan, opened in 2021. The store is a combination of the Starbucks Pickup format, which primarily accepts orders that are placed through the Starbucks app prior to the customer arriving at the store, and Amazon “Just Walk Out.” Amazon began licensing the Just Walk Out platform in 2020.
Customers can order a coffee or beverage at the new Starbucks format by pre-ordering (and paying for) their drink on the chain’s mobile app, choosing the location, and then going to the store where the order will be waiting. Orders that are still being processed are noted on a digital screen above the counter.