Amazon envisions a world where grocery shopping is at its most convenient. The giant e-commerce company is reportedly working on a drive-thru concept for groceries, as stated in the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
The concept will be a tie up with Amazon Fresh, the company's grocery ordering system.
For the new concept, however, customers can simply place an order of groceries online, and then drive down to the distribution location to pick up the goods.
Although Amazon Fresh can already deliver goods straight to homes on the same day they were ordered, not everyone is willing to pay for the $300 annual membership fee, according to The Washington Post, so a pick-up spot would be the solution.
Amazon has yet to make a confirmation on this news, as reported in Silicon Valley Business Journal, but according to a source, a Sunnyvale property is a potential location to test the drive-thru concept.
The source also revealed to the journal that a real estate developer had already submitted plans for the building, which has an area of 11,600 square feet and features a "grocery pickup area."
Not much is known on the possible grocery project from Amazon for now; there's no way of knowing how diverse the inventory will be or when the store will be open.
There's also that possibility that this vision won't be made into reality.
The business journal reported that it already reached out to Amazon for comment but the company did not provide any.
Oppidan Investment Co., the third-party developer, also declined to discuss the project. City officials likewise couldn't say who the tenant behind the project is.
But all sources point to Amazon, and if the rumor is true, it will surely change the face of food distribution system and getting groceries will be as quick as ordering your favorite meal.
