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title: "CNBC: Amazon’s Grab-and-Go Stores to Pressure Grocers to Step-Up ‘Smart Store’ Efforts"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/340b01c5-c2bd-419c-8f84-5a530326cefb
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-amazons-grab-and-go-stores-to-pressure-grocers-to-step-up-smart-store-efforts-8458
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
published: 2016-12-12T16:11:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:07:30.463Z
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# CNBC: Amazon’s Grab-and-Go Stores to Pressure Grocers to Step-Up ‘Smart Store’ Efforts

**TL;DR:** Amazon's grab-and-go stores are pressuring grocers to improve their 'smart store' efforts, with major chains like Kroger and Walmart taking notice of the new technology. Amazon Go's recent announcement has caught the attention of major grocery chains, with analysts saying it sets the bar higher for the industry.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-12-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-amazons-grab-and-go-stores-to-pressure-grocers-to-step-up-smart-store-efforts-8458).*

## Story

According to CNBC , Amazon Go’s recent announcement about their new grab-and-go stores has caught major grocery chains’ attention. Last week, Amazon opened its first ‘smart’ grocery store , which utilizes an app that shoppers swipe when entering the store, shop as usual, leave and then receive a receipt, which is sent to their phone. The store is able to track shoppers’ purchases with technology used in autonomous cars.

"I think it's definitely going to make other retailers stand up and take notice," Patricia Orsini, an analyst at eMarketer, told CNBC. "It's addressing a lot of the pain points that people have in terms of shopping — the amount of time spent and standing in line and that sort of thing."

Many critics wonder whether or not Amazon Go stores will see an increase in shoplifting, which has been an issue grocers have seen with self-checkout. Even so, major grocers like Krogers and Walmart have been testing out new technologies throughout some of their locations over the past few years. CNBC says analysts are saying, however, that Amazon’s new store is setting the bar much higher.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- Amazon (company)
- Walmart (company)
- Kroger (company)
- retail innovation (topic)
- smart store (topic)
- grab-and-go stores (topic)
- grocery technology (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-amazons-grab-and-go-stores-to-pressure-grocers-to-step-up-smart-store-efforts-8458). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/340b01c5-c2bd-419c-8f84-5a530326cefb).