If you crave a shopping experience with no human interaction whatsoever, fear not: Amazon understands.
The e-commerce giant opened a cashier-less Amazon Go store in Chicago on Monday. The opening marks the first Go store to exist outside of Amazon's home city of Seattle, The Verge reports. The Chicago location is housed in the same building as Amazon's Chicago office, per the Chicago Tribune.
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The Chicago location is the fourth Amazon Go store, with the previous three opening in Seattle beginning in 2016. Amazon is considering expanding the Go store to Los Angeles and San Francisco, The Verge writes.
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