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I would honestly be surprised if Amazon didn't have a large network of grocery stores in the PNW within the decade. The no cashier system seems to be working well in D.C. and removes both a huge pain point for customers and a huge cost center for the business. I expect them to be really aggressive with this, especially on home turf.

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I’d take the other side of that bet. Their walk-in walk-out arent doing well in urban Seattle. When I lived in the city, I hated going there and preferred going to the QFC nearby. I’d expect it would do even worse in a suburban setting.

The one across the street from where I live does quite well, and compared with the QFC up the street, I prefer it. It doesn’t have a meat counter or fresh bakery (stuff is clearly trucked in), but for most stuff, I prefer it and can also return Amazon packages there.

But Amazon already has a big PNW chain (and nationally, too): Whole Foods

Whole Foods is Amazon owned.

Whole foods doesn't have the mass appeal of Korger/Albertsons.

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