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University home to Just Walk Out convenience store

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March 17, 2023

The first convenience style store on a college campus, powered by Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, is open on the Marymount University campus.

The store, on the Arlington, Virginia campus, is called Saints 24 and located in the lobby of the Gerard Phelan Hall, according to a press release.

The food options include wraps, salads, sushi, ice cream as well as toiletries. Customers use their credit card at the entry gates of Saints 24, grab what they need and the technology automatically detects what is taken from (or returned to) store shelves, creating a virtual shopping cart. When customers have completed their shopping, they can leave the store without stopping to check out, and their credit card will be charged for the items they took.

"At Marymount, we are proud to be known as 'Arlington's University,' as no other college or university has its main campus within Arlington County. And in recent years, we have seen Arlington rise even higher in importance for our nation's economy — with no better example than Amazon's decision to locate its HQ2 right here," Dr. Irma Becerra, president of Marymount University, said in the release. "Becoming the first university in the U.S. to collaborate with Amazon in incorporating its Just Walk Out technology at an on-campus convenience shop demonstrates how Marymount is leading the way in fostering an innovative and exciting student experience that appeals to the tech-savvy college students of today."

Marymount will hold a grand opening ceremony event for Saints 24 on Thursday, April 20.