Two former Google employees, Paul McDonald and Ashwath Rajan, thought that their newest innovation would be the next big thing: unmanned five-foot-wide pantry boxes full of non-perishables called Bodegas. However, they are now facing a major backlash for their appropriation of a cherished Latino community tradition, the corner store. Yesterday, an article by Fast & Company, which quickly went viral, announced that the two Google veterans were bringing mom-and-pop convenience stores to an end with their invention.
“The vision here is much bigger than the box itself,” McDonald said. “Eventually, centralized shopping locations won’t be necessary, because there will be 100,000 Bodegas spread out,...
“The vision here is much bigger than the box itself,” McDonald said. “Eventually, centralized shopping locations won’t be necessary, because there will be 100,000 Bodegas spread out,...
- 9/14/2017
- by Thatiana Diaz
- PEOPLE.com
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