From CNET: Amazon will say goodbye to its bookstores, along with its 4-star and Pop Up stores in the US and the UK, the company confirmed Wednesday. The closures won't affect grocery stores and the dates the stores will stop operating vary.
The e-commerce giant will close 68 stores in total. The 4-star stores feature items like electronics and toys.
"We remain committed to building great, long-term physical retail experiences and technologies, and we're working closely with our affected employees to help them find new roles within Amazon," the spokesperson said in a statement.
The move leaves grocery as the main focus for Amazon's physical store strategy. An Amazon spokesperson said the company will continue to grow its brick-and-mortar business with the Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go brands. It'll also keep developing Amazon Style apparel stores and increasing its Starbucks Pickup and Amazon Go locations.
The online retail giant has recently focused on scaling up its cashier-free "Just Walk Out" technology, adding it to a Whole Foods in Washington, DC. It also has plans for an apparel store with the technology in Los Angeles.
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