Grocer to open 1st locations in New York and New Jersey
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Amazon Fresh Readies East Coast Stores With Hiring Events
With an already established
presence in Southern California, Amazon Fresh is jumping coasts to enter the New York and New Jersey market area. The food retailer is readying its first stores in these states by hiring hundreds of full- and part-time employees.
Located in Paramus, N.J., and Oceanside, N.Y., the Amazon Fresh grocery stores are offering starting wages between $15 and $18.55 per hour, depending on the store and role type. New employees are offered a variety of benefits packages starting on their first day on the job, as well as opportunities for career growth.
Amazon touts that it promotes from within, noting that since the first Amazon Fresh grocery store opened in 2020, hundreds of employees have been promoted to roles with increased pay and responsibility. In 2021, a majority of store management positions were filled by employees promoted from hourly roles.
There's also an opportunity to cross-train across the entirety of the grocery store. Grocery associates learn everything from customer service, to stocking shelves, to cashiering, to picking and packing customer orders. Foodservice associates work in the store’s culinary area, preparing fresh food offerings for customers each day.
Amazon Fresh Oceanside is hosting a
virtual hiring event on May 26 at 10-11 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. ET. Amazon Fresh Paramus is hosting an
in-person hiring event on June 8-9 at the Marriott Saddle Brook in Saddle Brook, N.J. Interested candidates can also visit
www.amazonstores.jobs to learn more and apply. Both stores are expected to open in the next few months.
Both new grocery stores will also be enabled with Just Walk Out technology. The technology is made possible by a combination of computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning, which automatically detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves, and keeps track of them in a virtual cart. When customers are done shopping, they can skip the checkout line. Later, they’ll receive a receipt and a charge to their Amazon accounts. Just Walk Out shopping is available to any customer with an Amazon account, and traditional checkout lanes are also available for all shoppers.
“We’re excited to welcome Amazon Fresh to Paramus, especially during a time when access to high-quality, low-priced groceries is so important,” added State Sen. Joseph A. Lagana (Paramus). “This store will provide shoppers in the area with a new and innovative option for their grocery shopping and will also bring hundreds of jobs to the local community.”
Amazon is in the midst of
accelerating grocery format openings across the United States even as it faces unprecedented inflationary pressures affecting its profits and operational costs. In its first-quarter earnings report on April 28, the company said that revenue increased 7% to $116.4 billion in the period ended March 31, compared with $108.5 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Excluding a $1.8 billion unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net sales increased 9% compared with first quarter of 2021.
Amazon Fresh Store Locations
California
Fullerton
1100 S Harbor Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92832
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Irvine
13672 Jamboree Rd
Irvine, CA 92602
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Long Beach
6235 E Spring St
Long Beach, CA 90808
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Ladera Heights
6855 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
North Hollywood
5101 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Northridge
19340 Rinaldi St
Northridge, CA 91326
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Whittier
15225 Whittier Blvd
Whittier, CA 90603
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Woodland Hills
6245 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Cerritos
11340 South St
Cerritos, CA 90703
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
La Habra
1610 W Imperial Hwy
La Habra, CA 90631
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Moorpark
742 Los Angeles Ave
Moorpark, CA 93021
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Mission Viejo
26940 Crown Valley Pkwy
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
La Verne
2229 Foothill Blvd
La Verne, CA 91750
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Murrieta
40485 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd
Murrieta, CA 92563
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Illinois
Bloomingdale
404 Army Trail Rd
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Naperville
3116 S Rt 59
Naperville, IL 60564
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Oak Lawn
4031 W 95th St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Schaumburg
16 A East Golf Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Westmont
30 W 63rd St
Westmont, IL 60559
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Morton Grove
6931 Dempster St
Morton Grove, IL 60053
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Naperville - Ogden
1351 E Ogden Ave
Naperville, IL 60563
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Maryland
Chevy Chase
5463 Wisconsin Ave
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Pennsylvania
Warrington
389 Easton Road
Warrington, PA 18976
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Virginia
Franconia
7005 Manchester Blvd
Franconia, VA 22310
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
Fairfax
10360 Fairfax Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22030
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Washington State
Factoria
3901 Factoria Square Mall SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Seattle - Jackson St
2301 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98144
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Dash Cart
AVA Capitol Hill
610 E Pike St
Seattle, WA 98122
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
*Physical coupons not accepted at this location
Seattle - Aurora
13201 Aurora Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
Washington DC
Logan Circle
1733 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Store hours
7 AM - 10 PM
*Just Walk Out shopping
*Physical coupons not accepted at this location
