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Whole Foods with Amazon lockers had 11% growth in quick visits

Published 03/26/2018, 11:47 AM
© Reuters.  Whole Foods with Amazon lockers had 11% growth in quick visits
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  • Research from a location data ad firm shows shoppers making more short trips to Whole Foods with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) lockers installed.
  • The data from inMarket (via Reuters) showed that visits of three to five minutes were up 11% at stores with lockers. Stores in the same cities that didn’t have lockers saw a 7% gain in the same period.
  • Lockers allow Amazon shoppers to ship an order to a one-time use locker at no additional cost. The service is popular among those afraid of package theft or who live in buildings don’t allow for package deliveries.
  • Research data: The study included 98 stores in the metro areas of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Washington, Houston, Boston, and Atlanta. About 76 stores included lockers.
  • Amazon shares are up 1.6% to $1,519.
  • Now read: At Amazon, Price No Longer Matters


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