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Amazon is closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores to focus on grocery delivery, Whole Foods Market expansion and developing a new supercenter retail concept.
Some key facts:
• Amazon is shutting down all 57 Amazon Fresh stores and 15 Amazon Go stores.
• Some closed locations will be converted into Whole Foods Market stores.
• The company stated it hasn’t created a distinctive customer experience with the right economic model for large-scale expansion.
• Whole Foods Market has experienced more than 40% sales growth since Amazon acquired it in 2017 and now operates over 550 locations.
• Amazon plans to open more than 100 new Whole Foods Market stores over the next few years.
• The company delivers groceries to 5,000 U.S. cities and towns, with same-day delivery expanding this year.
• Amazon is developing a new “supercenter” physical retail concept combining fresh groceries, household essentials and general merchandise.
• The “just walk out” technology from Amazon Go stores now operates in more than 360 third-party locations across five countries.
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