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Search Results for: Amazon Go

Another Benefit of Amazon Meal Kits? Less Landfill Clogging ‘Goo’

July 24, 2017 Michael Wolf

Last week, I ordered and cooked an Amazon meal kit. While my main focus was on presentation, cooking experience and, of course, taste, I also paid close attention to the […]

Dash & Go: Amazon’s Strategy To Attack The Grocery Market

December 10, 2016 Michael Wolf

I can’t stop thinking about Amazon Go. If you missed it this past week, Amazon blew our collective minds with the unveiling of their rethink of the grocery store. I […]

The Dash Button: What Should Amazon Do About Its Forgotten Interface?

October 11, 2016 Michael Wolf

At this year’s Smart Kitchen Summit, Amazon’s Alexa Director Charlie Kindel said that while the last decade was defined by mobile devices and touch screens, the next decade would belong to voice […]

While Amazon Struggles With Futuristic Retail, Sam’s Club is Doubling Down on Computer-Vision To Aid Store Exits

February 4, 2025 Michael Wolf

An interesting set of stories came out over the past week, which showed how two retail giants are leveraging technology to help consumers get out of the store faster. One […]

Cashierless Checkout Pioneer Grabango Shuts Down After Failing to Secure Additional Funding

October 9, 2024 Michael Wolf

Grabango, a grocery-tech startup that raised over $93 million for its cashierless checkout technology, is shutting down, The Spoon has learned. The closure follows the company’s inability to secure the […]

Is Amazon Working on Something Big in Virtual Restaurants and Digital Food Halls?

August 13, 2024 Michael Wolf

What is Amazon up to now? That was my first thought upon reading a LinkedIn update from Nick Avedesian, a longtime ghost kitchen and virtual food hall executive (and a […]

Food AI Bulletin: Google’s Robot Breakthrough & Wendy’s Spanish-Speaking AI Drive-Thru Bot

August 7, 2024 Michael Wolf

While it’s mid-summer, and while most of Europe (and a good chunk of the American workforce) is taking some well-deserved time off, the AI news hasn’t slowed down one bit. […]

Amazon Pulling ‘Just Walk Out’ from Amazon Fresh Grocery Stores

April 2, 2024 Michael Wolf

According to a story published in The Information, Amazon is planning to pull its Just Walk Out cashierless technology from its large-format grocery store, Amazon Fresh. As part of the […]

Amazon’s Roving Robot Gets a Job. Will Restaurants & Retail Bite?

November 15, 2023 Michael Wolf

In 2021, Amazon surprised company watchers when it rolled out a house-roving robot named Astro. At launch, Amazon’s cute little robot was primarily intended for domestic duties, helping out as […]

Ninja’s Thirsti Drink Machine Shows Why It Went Public While Other Countertop Brands Go Out of Business

July 25, 2023 Michael Wolf

When I first got the email this morning from the Ninja PR rep, I got excited and thought maybe the company had gone and created a drink replicator similar to […]

Forget Getting Carded. Amazon Wants to Scan Your Palm To Make Sure You’re Of Age

May 22, 2023 Michael Wolf

Attention all baby-faced twenty-somethings who regularly get carded buying drinks: You may soon face a new high-tech twist on the age-old right of passage in the form of palm-scanning. At […]

Scoop: Starbucks Trialing Amazon’s Palm Payment System in the Seattle Market

April 24, 2023 Michael Wolf

Starbucks is trialing Amazon’s biometric payment system, Amazon One, in the Seattle market. The system, which allows customers to pay in-store with the scan of a palm, was spotted in […]

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