Amazon Closing Fresh, Go Stores While Expanding Whole Foods
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Amazon is shutting down all 72 of its Amazon-branded grocery stores, including Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go. According to the company, it will convert some of those locations into Whole Foods Market-branded stores.
Amazon's top grocery executive Jason Buechel told staff that the company needs to make more "deliberate choices" to win over customers.
Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail.
The e-commerce giant is shuttering its Amazon Fresh-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail. Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores will close, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday, with some locations converted into Whole Foods Market stores.