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Stadium Tech Report

January 22nd, 2025

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Amazon, AiFi add checkout-free concession stands at Australian Open

Both Amazon and AiFi have opened new checkout-free concession stands at the Australian Open this year, the first such deployments we are aware of at the tennis season's first "major" event. Partnering with caterer Levy Australia, Amazon has opened two of its "Just Walk Out" stores ahead of this year's tournament, one in the Rod Laver Arena (the main venue)...

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Amazon replaces Zippin at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as checkout-free concession-stand technology market gets more competitive

Amazon announced it has opened eight new "Just Walk Out" checkout-free concession stands at NBA arenas, including several stores deployed at arenas that previously only had checkout-free stands using technology from Zippin. At Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the NBA's Indianapolis Pacers, two new Amazon Just Walk Out stores have replaced four previous checkout-free stores that used technology from Zippin, a...

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Amazon adds 13 new ‘Just Walk Out’ stadium stores at NFL venues

Retail giant Amazon has added to its total of stadium-specific checkout-free concession stands, with the announcement of 13 new "Just Walk Out" stores in three different NFL venues. Five of those deployments came at Lumen Field in Seattle, making that stadium the current venue with the most Amazon Just Walk Out stores, with 13. The other venues getting new Just...

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Patriots, Chiefs add Zippin ‘Walk-up’ checkout-free concession stands

The most affordable version of a checkout-free concession stand, one that uses existing concession stand layouts and infrastructure, continues to gain acceptance at stadiums, with the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs recently deploying new stands using technology from Zippin. According to a recent Zippin email, the Patriots this summer added a Zippin walk-up version store to Gillette...

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Inside Look: We visit Amazon’s labs for an up-close look at ‘Just Walk Out’ store technology

In a recent visit to Amazon headquarters in Seattle, Stadium Tech Report got a "inside look" in Amazon's labs, where a whole host of technologies, including artificial intelligence, edge computing, 3D modeling, motion-tracking software and good old-fashioned learned experience is informing the future of the company's technology that lets customers quickly purchase items without having to "check out" with a...

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London’s O2 arena adding an Amazon ‘Just Walk Out’ concession stand

One of the world's busiest arenas, London's O2, is adding an Amazon "Just Walk Out" checkout-free concession stand later this summer, according to releases from the venue and from Amazon. From the rendering provided by the arena, the new stand appears to be of the single-lane variety, built into a previous space on the concourse. According to a press release...

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