{"id":767,"date":"2021-03-06T18:03:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T17:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/06\/the-soulless-corporation-look-yes-its-amazon-on-the-high-street-barbara-ellen\/"},"modified":"2021-03-06T18:03:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T17:03:58","slug":"the-soulless-corporation-look-yes-its-amazon-on-the-high-street-barbara-ellen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/06\/the-soulless-corporation-look-yes-its-amazon-on-the-high-street-barbara-ellen\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018soulless corporation\u2019 look \u2013 yes, it\u2019s Amazon on the high street | Barbara Ellen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Till-free convenience is all very well until the bill eventually arrives at home<\/p>\n

I may be a retail misanthrope, but are the till-free Amazon Fresh shops <\/a>a depersonalised step too far? At first sight, the basic concept (wander in, wander out, get charged later) looks tailor-made for me.<\/p>\n

I already don\u2019t need much shopping \u201cface time\u201d. I was never one for going 1950s-walkabout with a wicker basket collecting items from different artisan shops, served by smiling central-casting shopkeepers, straight out of a Happy Families card deck. Each to their own: if people get their kicks cosplaying Camberwick Green, then good luck to them. Though you have to wonder if this nostalgia is their own or, rather, a borrowed memory from parents or grandparents.<\/p>\n

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\nTill-free convenience is all very well until the bill eventually arrives at homeI may be a retail misanthrope, but are the till-free Amazon Fresh shops a depersonalised step too far? At first sight, the basic concept (wander in, wander out, get charged later) looks tailor-made for me.
\nI already don\u2019t need much shopping \u201cface time\u201d. I was never one for going 1950s-walkabout with a wicker basket collecting items from different artisan shops, served by smiling central-casting shopkeepers, straight out of a Happy Families card deck. Each to their own: if people get their kicks cosplaying Camberwick Green, then good luck to them. Though you have to wonder if this nostalgia is their own or, rather, a borrowed memory from parents or grandparents. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Till-free convenience is all very well until the bill eventually arrives at home I may be a retail misanthrope, but are the till-free Amazon Fresh shops a depersonalised step too far? At first sight, the basic concept (wander in, wander out, get charged later) looks tailor-made for me. I already don\u2019t need much shopping \u201cface …<\/p>\n

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