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Quick Look: Amazon Fresh, Naperville, IL
Because I haven’t been on the road much in the past nine months, I called upon a colleague in Chicagoland to take a trip to the new Amazon...

Because I haven’t been on the road much in the past nine months, I called upon a colleague in Chicagoland to take a trip to the new Amazon Fresh store in Naperville, IL. This is the first location outside of California for the company, with all the tech bells and whistles you’d expect.
Read more about the concept here. Until I can get up there to see it myself, here’s a quick look around.
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Pamela Riemenschneider is the Retail Editor for Blue Book Services.

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