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21 April 2021 • 11:59am Would you buy your haircut through Amazon? I certainly wouldn’t. But this week the tech giant announced it will be opening up a ‘hi-tech’ hair salon in London, called the Amazon Salon.  According to the retailer, its point of difference will be its cutting edge technology, including  augmented reality mirrors that allow you to see different hair colours before taking the plunge in the colourist’s chair.  You’ll also be able to experiment with virtual looks...

Amazon to open first high street hair salon in coming weeks after Fresh grocery trial Mirror 3 hrs ago Emma Munbodh Amazon is set to open its first high street hair salon in the UK next month with augmented reality mirrors and contactless shopping. The retail behemoth, which cites beauty among some of its best-selling products online, said the London outlet is currently being trialled by staff and could be the first of many. The first Amazon Salon will be in Spitalfields, east...

Amazons very surprising new business By Daniel Coughlin of Lovemoney | Amazon opens its first hair salon Amazon has announced the opening of its first-ever hair salon, which will be located in Spitalfields, London. Pitched as a high-tech take on traditional hair salons, this two-storey styling shop will be packed with augmented reality technology that allows customers to see how they would look with different hair colours and styles. Haircuts and treatments will be performed by trained h...

The 1,500-square-foot salon will be staffed by experienced hairdressers from Neville Hair & Beauty, with prices yet to be revealed. The permanent "experiential venue" will first be trialled by Amazon staff ahead of opening to the general public for appointments “in the coming weeks”. London is beginning to ease Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, with salons reopening in England on April 12. Amazon salon customers will be offered free face masks, sanitiser and temperature checks, and the ven...

(Pocket-lint) - Amazon is set to enter the world of hair and beauty, announcing a London salon complete with augmented reality mirrors, tablets with e-magazines and point-and-learn tech stations. The new experiential venue - located in east Londons Spitalfields Market - will offer people the chance to receive a high-tech cut, with Amazons own staff initially testing the process out before it opens up appointments to the public in the coming weeks. The actual haircutting will be left to the prof...

‘Gigantic leap forward for the Mac’ Tech giant Apple held its first major “event” of 2021 last night and unveiled a range of new devices. In an hour-long pre-recorded video, CEO Tim Cook hosted the “Spring Loaded” special from the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California and new products included the iPad Pro, iPhone 12 in purple, AirTag, Apple TV 4K and podcast subscriptions.    The big announcement was the redesign of the “iconic” iMac, says the BBC. It was Apple�...

Amazon Hair Salon To Trial AR And Other New Technologies Advertisement Advertisement Amazon hair salon in London will adopt AR (augmented reality) technology. Aside from cutting your hair, the e-commerce giant will be experimenting with new tech. However, this is not a new business model that Amazon is exploring. The company will use AR technology to let customers check how different hairstyles can change their appearance. Using an AR app, Amazon will let Londoners try before they decide to d...

For some time now, Amazon has been far more than just an e-commerce giant. The group continuously proves this by launching all kinds of physical store concepts. The latest innovation will soon open up in London: a hairdressing salon.   Choosing hair colour using augmented reality Retail Week got a sneak preview of the new concept in the London district of Spitalfields. The salon measures 140 sqm, stretching over two floors, and is loaded with Amazon technology and products.   Customers can...

Curl up and dye, anyone? Richard Currie Wed 21 Apr 2021 // 12:01 UTC Share Copy Though Smaug-like CEO Jeff Bezos is famously a hairless wonder, Amazon is striking out into yet more new territory with a London salon. So thats book shop cum everything shop cum cloud powerhouse cum grocer cum hair stylist. Amazon first made its bricks-and-mortar presence known after its purchase of US grocer Whole Foods when it started offering supermarket-esque delivery services under the ...