Alexandros Sophocleous joins Just Walk Out by Amazon as Principal Tech Business Developer
Alexandros Sophocleous has taken on the role of Principal Tech Business Developer at Just Walk Out by Amazon.
He joins from checkout free stores startup AiFi, where he spent just over two years, first as Head of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, and then as VP Business Development & Marketing.
In a LinkedIn post, he said: “Exciting update! Since the start of my career, I’ve always been passionate about retail with the last few years focused on autonomous solutions revolutionising how we shop. Today, I’m thrilled to share that earlier this month I joined the Just Walk Out Technology team at Amazon.”
Sophocleous added: I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to continue my journey in autonomous retail with such an innovative and star studded group of builders.”
“Amazon is an industry pioneer and constantly pushes the status quo from upholding the highest customer standards to cutting-edge computer vision stores. I hope to add to this builder culture in my role as Principal Tech Business Developer. More to come soon!”
Six Flags
Six Flags is set to become the first theme park operator to pilot Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, with the aim of reducing wait times for customers wanting to purchase food and drinks.
It will soft launch the tech at its theme park in New Jersey on 1st June. A similar roll-out is planned later this year for the Six Flags Magic Mountain location in Los Angeles.
Visitors will be able to peruse the store, place items in their virtual cart and then leave when they’re done, with their selections automatically charged to the payment method used to gain entry.
Six Flags Vice President Stephanie Borges said: “We are thrilled to be able to offer this convenience to our park guests. Checkout-free stores powered by Just Walk Out technology provide fast, seamless and contactless transactions, which we think will resonate really well in this setting.”
The 400 square foot store will feature a curated selection of Coca-Cola products, as well as the likes of snacks, sunscreen, and ponchos.
"We are excited to collaborate with Six Flags and Coca-Cola to deliver a better experience for guests and enable them to spend more time enjoying all these iconic parks have to offer,” commented Jon Jenkins, Vice President at the Just Walk Out Technology team.
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