Amazon’s downtown Tech Hubs in Vancouver and Toronto are where more than 8,500 corporate and technology employees invent on behalf of customers. Starting today, employees have access to exciting new features and office space in both cities – from a new large-scale collaboration and event space to the country’s first in-office Just Walk Out technology store.
New 43,000 square foot atrium opens at The Post in Vancouver
A new 43,000 square foot atrium opened today at The Post, the flagship office building at Amazon’s Vancouver Tech Hub, where more than 4,500 employees work across business teams including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Worldwide Amazon Stores and Devices. The space was officially unveiled at a special ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local political and business leaders, including the Hon. Brenda Bailey, BC Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, and Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver.
The open-plan, light-filled atrium will provide new collaboration spaces for Amazon employees, including a café, event venue, break-out areas, and meeting rooms. The atrium features 22-foot high ceilings and a nod to the building’s history as Vancouver’s Main Post Office, including an 18-foot mural resembling a pixelated postage stamp.
Toronto Tech Hub Launches Canada’s First In-Office Just Walk Out Technology Store
At Amazon’s Toronto Tech Hub, where 3,500 employees work, Amazon has launched the first Just Walk Out technology store at an Amazon office in Canada, with a second location planned for the YYZ18 office at 18 York Street later this year. The store at YYZ14 offers a variety of ‘grab and go’ food and beverages from brands including Greenhouse, Cove Gut Healthy Drinks, and Well.
Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), including computer vision, machine learning, and generative AI, as well as sensor fusion, Just Walk Out technology enables shoppers to grab what they want and simply leave the store. To enter the store, Amazon employees use their credit card at the entry gate. Just Walk Out technology associates the shopper with their payment instrument, and detects the items taken from or returned to store shelves, creating a virtual shopping session. When employees have completed their visit, they simply leave the store, and their payment instrument will be charged for the items they took with them.
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