Insight Report 8 minutes PremiumAmazon’s Ambitious Plan to Disrupt Convenience Stores—and Maybe Quick Service Restaurants, Too Coresight Research December 4, 2018 Executive Summary AmazonGo stores are small, cashierless, checkout-free convenience stores that primarily offer on-the-go food options in metropolitan areas. Amazon may be able to take advantage of growing consumer preferences for fast on-the-go healthy food options, but will also have to contend with increasing rents and high startup costs for new stores. The launch of AmazonGo stores coincided with the acquisition of Whole Foods, the withdrawal of its AmazonFresh pure-play operation from some US regions and the merging of its Prime Now and AmazonFresh operations. These moves appear to support our long-standing view that it is much more difficult to make pure-play Internet retailing work in the grocery category than in nonfood categories Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Data Dive: UK Retail Sales Outlook 2023US Back to School 2024: How and Where Will Consumers Shop?—Uncovering the Channels and Retailers Set To Capture ShareShoptalk Fall 2024 Day One: Conquer Unified Commerce and Picture Your AI-Powered WorldUS Retail Loyalty Programs: Decoding Consumer Behavior To Build Lasting Relationships