Amazon announced on October 9th that it is creating its first automated micro fulfillment center at Whole Foods Market in Plymouth Meeting (Plymouth Township). This new concept will create a Whole Foods Market where essential products from Amazon.com and popular Amazon Fresh products are all available at the same location.

So, how will this work? From the announcement:

Let’s imagine a customer is shopping in store. As they browse the aisles for their favorite Whole Foods Market products, they can also easily place an order for Tide Pods and Pepsi from the Amazon app on their phone. These additional items will be prepared in the back-of-house while the customer finishes up shopping, and will be ready to go when they check out—all within minutes after placing the order. With micro fulfillment, customers get access to more products they want without having to visit multiple stores.

This new concept is not solely focused on in-store shopping. Customers will also have the option to shop the combined range of products online for delivery and pick-up.

The new concept is projected to launch sometime in 2025.