Amazon Kiosks – Go stores accepting cash

By | September 3, 2023
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Last Updated on September 3, 2023 by Craig Allen Keefner

Full article Wednesday April 10 from CNBC

Amazon exec tells employees that Go stores will start accepting cash to address ‘discrimination’ concerns

  
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KEY POINTS
  • Amazon’s Steve Kessel, who runs physical stores, said last month that the company plans to add “additional payment mechanisms” to its Go stores.
  • A spokesperson confirmed Kessel’s comment but didn’t provide a time frame for the change.
  • The move comes as a growing number of cities and states are enacting laws that require stores to accept cash.
Author: Craig Allen Keefner

Craig Allen Keefner is an industry analyst, content strategist, and longtime authority on self-service kiosks, digital signage, unattended payment systems, and interactive technology. He manages content and industry strategy for Kiosk Industry and The Industry Group, with a focus on kiosk software, hardware-software integration, accessibility, payment compliance, healthcare kiosks, restaurant self-service, and emerging AI automation. Craig has covered the self-service and kiosk industry since the 1990s, tracking how public-facing terminals move from concept to field deployment. His work combines industry research, vendor analysis, operator conversations, standards tracking, trade show coverage, and practical experience with the real-world constraints of kiosk deployments. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiosk