Amazon to close its UK grocery stores
Summary
Amazon will close its 19 grocery stores in the UK, focusing instead on expanding its online grocery delivery services. Some of these stores will become Whole Foods markets, a brand Amazon owns, while others will close entirely.Key Facts
- Amazon is shutting down 19 grocery stores in the UK.
- Five of these stores will change to Whole Foods stores.
- Amazon will concentrate on online grocery delivery with partners like Morrisons and Co-op.
- The company started closing some stores in 2023, with three sites in London closing first.
- Amazon's first UK grocery store opened in March 2021 in Ealing Broadway.
- The stores used technology like in-store cameras to automatically bill customers after they collected items.
- Amazon decided to close the stores after reviewing its business and seeing more opportunities in online delivery.
- If the Whole Foods expansion goes forward, Amazon will have 12 Whole Foods stores in the UK by 2026.
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