Amazon Reportedly to Open Thousands of Cashierless Stores

by Katie Herzog DAVID RYDER/GETTY
And so it begins.Bloomberg reports that friendly local bookseller Amazon is considering opening 3,000 cashierless grocery stores in the next few years. So far, the company has announced three cashierless AmazonGo grocery stores in Seattle and one in Chicago, but according to people who are familiar with the matter, this future endeavor may look more like 7-Eleven than AmazonGo:Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos sees eliminating meal-time logjams in busy cities a