What you need to know
City documents show the Round Rock City Council approved a $176,182 contract with Amazon.com Services to provide its Just Walk Out technology for a second store within the center, as part of the ongoing expansion to the sports facility July 24.
The project will be funded by the city's sports and community venue tax revenue.
The details
The contract will see the city pay a setup fee of $49,387, with a monthly cost of $2,113.25 to continue using the technology in the second store. A five-year contract for the technology is under consideration. Chad McKenzie, the city's director of sports management and tourism, said the technology also allows for concessions to operate with fewer staff and sell more product.
How we got here
The city first made an agreement to bring the cashless technology to the sports center in May 2024. At a July 24 council meeting, McKenzie said the existing Amazon store in the sports center has generated about $324,000 in sales in its first year.
What's next?
Construction on the expansion is expected to be completed by early 2026.
