#amazon-go

#amazon-go

Amazon Fresh stores served as a physical counterpart to Amazon's online grocery delivery service by the same name while Amazon Go stores offered convenience store staples with a high-tech checkout twist. "After a careful evaluation of the business and how we can best serve customers, we've made the difficult decision to close our Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores, converting various locations into Whole Foods Market stores," Amazon wrote in a blog update, adding that it "gathered valuable insights" during their operation.

Amazon is closing the supermarket chain that it spent nearly six years building from scratch. The tech and retail giant said it plans to close its Amazon Fresh stores "to prioritize investment in growth areas," in a company blog post on Tuesday. Amazon has around 60 Fresh stores in the US listed on its website. The company is also shuttering about 15 Amazon Go convenience stores, it said.