Man Accused of Stealing Over $2K in Alcohol From Grab-and-Go Amazon Fresh Store
An alleged alcohol theft at an Amazon Fresh grocery store has made a mockery of the grab-and-go model. (Photo: Manuel Romano/NurPhoto via AP)
Amazon Fresh’s “Just Walk Out” payment system has taken on a whole new meaning.
On Valentine’s Day, police in Naperville, Illinois were alerted to a large-scale alcohol theft at a nearby Amazon Fresh store.
Kelvin Greenfield, 56, and an unnamed associate were reportedly spotted loading over 100 stolen items into a truck that they had backed into the parking lot.
According to prosecutors, the stolen items included:
- Four bottles of Patron Silver Tequila
- Four bottles of Patron Tequila Reposado
- Four bottles of Hennessy Cognac
- One bottle of Remy Martin
- One 18-pack of Modelo Especial
- 89 “miscellaneous items”
Greenfield was charged with burglary and retail theft in connection to the incident and is currently being held in DuPage County Jail on $100,000 bond.
Amazon, who also owns Whole Foods, debuted “Just Walk Out” technology at grocery stores across the country in 2018.
Using the new system, customers can simply scan in with their Amazon account and avoid checkout entirely.
“Inside the store, customers can shop like normal. Anything they take off the shelf is automatically added to their virtual cart, and anything they put back on the shelf comes out of their virtual cart. At the end of their trip, customers shopping with the Just Walk Out experience simply scan or insert their entry method again to exit,” says the Amazon Fresh website.
Ironically, Naperville’s Amazon Fresh is one of several grocery stores that offer the Just Walk Out service.
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