The store also offers traditional checkout lanes and accepts EBT. “Last night, my daughter’s sport didn’t finish until 8:30 so I came here to grab stuff for dinner, and it took me three minutes to get in and out because I was bagging as I went and I just walked out,” she said. Meyali Plascencia, district manager for Amazon Fresh, said store deals and convenience will make loyal customers. “Our emphasis is to be hyper-local, to provide a multitude of options for residents,” he said. Timothy Hou, who manages economic development policy for Amazon, said the main goal is to serve this community. “We’re here to be a part of the community and we’re excited. “Our customers will find the store prices are competitive,” he said.
Store manager Brian Smith said he and his 150 employees are proud to be in business. “This means more jobs, a stronger economy, and benefit for businesses around this area too,” said Enrique Robles, deputy chief of staff for Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Pasadena).īarger also said the new Amazon venture, on the site of an old Orchard Supply Hardware store, will bring the area back to life.Īside from a full deli, bakery, sushi kitchen, and meat and seafood department, the new Amazon Fresh also features a café and on-site returns and lockers for Amazon purchases. Councilman Gene Masuda said the excitement for Amazon’s high-tech buying experience is widespread in the community. Local dignitaries and elected officials celebrated the opening too, along with about 350 shoppers the first hour it opened. “I’m here for anything and everything,” she added, from $1.99 pizza slices to half-off discounts. She won a $100 Amazon gift card and a bouquet of yellow and white flowers for being first in line. “We woke up at 4 and arrived here 4:15 a.m.,” Rodriguez said. Rodriguez and her sister Clara Ramirez, both of Pasadena, were first and second in line to enter the next-generation grocery store at 3425 E. Ligia Rodriguez brought plenty of bags and an eye for deals at the opening of the new Amazon Fresh grocery store in east Pasadena Thursday, Sept.
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