Can the bodega be killed? Probably not. But two ex-Googlers (ugh) want to try, per a write up from Fast Company:
Paul McDonald, who spent 13 years as a product manager at Google, wants to make this corner store a thing of the past. Today, he is launching a new concept called Bodega with his cofounder Ashwath Rajan, another Google veteran. Bodega sets up five-foot-wide pantry boxes filled with non-perishable items you might pick up at a convenience store. An app will allow you to unlock the box and cameras powered with computer vision will register what you’ve picked up, automatically charging your credit card. The entire process happens without a person actually manning the “store.”
“Bodega” sounds a bit like the next Juicero, because Bodega is basically touting a reinvention of a vending machine with some Amazon Go-esque technology. Items for sale in this super techy IKEA-like box? Soup, Cheez Its, Listerine, Vitamin Water, M&Ms, Advil, Doritos, and toothpaste. All of which I’ve seen for sale . . . in vending machines.
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