Atop the rubble of small independent retailers razed by 26 years of pillaging by Amazon , Amazon design to open a hair salon . receive Amazon Salon : a combination augment realism online shopping science laboratory , also with barbers . Amazonhas announcedthat the Barnes & Noble - sized flagship will open in a 1,500 square foot two - story outer space in London ’s Spitalfields shopping dominion . It will be locate kitty - corner from at least three barbershop , a barber schooling , and a clustering of beauty shop and salons . Neighbors <3 in an electronic mail , amazon spokesperson enjoin gizmodo that the company does not plan to open additional beauty shop at this time . if you ’re wondering why brick - and - howitzer gobbling conglomerate wants get into another mammy - and - pop manufacture , answer , primarily , seems be drive more the great unwashed its flagship website . add-on enabling customer use augmented reality test a variety of hair colors , with entertainment on amazon ’s flak tablet , sound like chance buy products minimal friction . blog post reads :
It ’s unclear when the salon will open to the general world , but the site say node will be able-bodied to book in the issue forth workweek .
In response to Gizmodo ’s request , Amazon said that it has yet to publicise monetary value tier up ( prices will be “ heavy ” ) or hairdressers ’ earnings ( it will be “ free-enterprise ” ) . The company prognosticate that hairdresser will be able to experience tips as well as “ a comprehensive benefits package , including healthcare , ” though the UK already offers socialised health care paid for in taxis .
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The spokesperson definitively said that stylists will not be surveilled or held to clock time efficiency quota like warehouse workers , which relieves our immediate terror of a bunch of stress - out micromanaged styler running around with scissors hold .
Amazon has already hurtle itself upon the streets of London with at least three cashless market store out of ananticipated30 locating .
Twitter drug user alsoask why , why Amazon , are you not sated with the blood of bookstores , eastward - commerce platforms , grocer , cloud computing services , and logistics connection ? We will retreat to dystopian hacker novels about late capitalist nightmare surveillance province on our Kindles .
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