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Are we ready for Amazon Go? 84 percent of people say yes, survey finds

Baby boomers remain skeptical

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Are we ready for Amazon Go? 84 percent of people say yes, survey finds

Baby boomers remain skeptical

A majority of Americans love the idea of Amazon Go - a grocery store model where shoppers scan their Amazon apps when they enter, and sensors register and charge items to the app. The program is still in beta and set to open to the public sometime this year. A recent survey from Shorr Packaging found that 84 percent of people say they would enjoy shopping at Amazon Go more than a traditional grocery store. Another 75 percent of consumers say they are "very likely" to shop at an Amazon Go store if one were to open near where they live. Twenty-five percent of people surveyed would pay more for grocery products if they could skip the lines, while 75 percent of respondents say they would still shop at a store that didn't carry their favorite brands. But not everyone is a fan of the e-retailer's innovative grocery store concept, especially baby boomers, Americans born between 1946 to 1964. "While 75 percent of people surveyed said they would likely shop at an Amazon Go if one were located nearby, 30 percent of baby boomers said the opposite," Shorr Packaging said. "They would be unlikely to shop at Amazon Go, even if it were conveniently located." The biggest downfalls of shopping at an Amazon Go grocery store? Lack of coupons, limited product selection, absence of social interaction and the inability to pay with cash ranked at the top of people's lists.

A majority of Americans love the idea of Amazon Go - a grocery store model where shoppers scan their Amazon apps when they enter, and sensors register and charge items to the app.

The program is still in beta and set to open to the public sometime this year.

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A recent survey from Shorr Packaging found that 84 percent of people say they would enjoy shopping at Amazon Go more than a traditional grocery store. Another 75 percent of consumers say they are "very likely" to shop at an Amazon Go store if one were to open near where they live.

Twenty-five percent of people surveyed would pay more for grocery products if they could skip the lines, while 75 percent of respondents say they would still shop at a store that didn't carry their favorite brands.

But not everyone is a fan of the e-retailer's innovative grocery store concept, especially baby boomers, Americans born between 1946 to 1964.

"While 75 percent of people surveyed said they would likely shop at an Amazon Go if one were located nearby, 30 percent of baby boomers said the opposite," Shorr Packaging said. "They would be unlikely to shop at Amazon Go, even if it were conveniently located."

The biggest downfalls of shopping at an Amazon Go grocery store? Lack of coupons, limited product selection, absence of social interaction and the inability to pay with cash ranked at the top of people's lists.