Amazon Fresh recently opened four new grocery stores in one day last week, in Bensalem, Pa., Roseville, Calif., Lodi, N.J., and Tinley Park, Ill., The Seattle-based retail giant said all of the new stores are between 38,000 and 42,000 square feet, and feature a selection of local and regional products, as well as name-brand and private-label grocery items.
Supermarket News reports that the openings bring Amazon Fresh’s store count to 49, according to its website, with 19 of those locations in California and 11 in Illinois. Other stores are located in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.
All of the new locations employ Amazon’s high-tech Dash Carts, which allow shoppers to bag and weigh produce, and checkout by exiting through the store’s Dash Cart lane.
Amazon debuted its Fresh grocery concept in August 2020 in Bellevue, Wash., and had opened about 34 stores during its first two years in business, frequently celebrating more than one grand opening a day.