SEATTLE, WA - MARCH 28: An AmazonFresh Pickup employee brings a cart with grocery bags to a customer vehicle on March 28, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. The store is one of two in Seattle, only open to Amazon employee beta participants, allows customers to order groceries online and pick them in a drive through. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Amazon.com Inc opened two grocery pickup kiosks in Seattle, part of its latest effort to enter the US$800bil (RM3.42tril) grocery market and compete with “click and collect” shopping options from big box competitors like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
The “AmazonFresh Pickup” spots let shoppers buy groceries online and pick them up in as little as 15 minutes rather than having them delivered to their homes. The service is open to Amazon Prime members who pay US$99 (RM423) a year for delivery discounts and video and music streaming. Each location has parking spaces beneath canopies similar to those seen at gas stations.
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