From CNET: Can't wait to shop at an Amazon supermarket? Well, you may have to wait a very, very long time.
Two days after The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon plans to open "more than 2,000 brick-and-mortar grocery stores under its name," the company knocked down the idea as false.
"It's absolutely not correct," Amazon spokeswoman Pia Arthur said in an emailed statement Wednesday. "We have no plans to open 2,000 of anything. Not even close."
The online retailer also batted down the claim by the publication that Amazon envisions opening a 30,000- to 40,000-square-foot store that would resemble a discount grocery chain like Aldi.
"No plans to build such a store," she added.
Amazon's comments likely dash some consumers' hopes that the e-commerce giant would upend physical retail with new concepts and innovations, as well as mall and store operators' interest in bringing new life to their industry. The company's statements also may calm concerns that its plans for an automated convenience store called Amazon Go won't suddenly put thousands of grocery store workers out of business.
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