Amazon Is Making This Huge Change To Whole Foods Stores In 2022

Amazon first showed off its cashier-less technology back in 2018 at an Amazon Go convenience store, and has since rolled it out to larger Amazon Supermarkets. This though will be the first time it will be seen in any of the 500+ Wholefoods stores, which Amazon took over four years ago. But those traditionalists who prefer to check out the old-fashioned way needn't worry, as there will still be self-checkout lanes accepting cash, card and other forms of payment too, so customers will still have the option to choose how they shop and pay. Phew!

A common concern with these automated processes is what will happen to the workers, but Amazon has assured everyone that it will still hire the same number of employees as it normally would, but they will simply have different roles such as helping customers in aisles or at counters rather than sitting behind a register. Amazon hasn’t divulged how many workers it will employ in its Washington and Sherman Oaks stores, nor has it commented on whether the cashier-less technology will be heading to more (new or existing) stores in the near future, but we’ll keep you posted as soon as we know more.