Amazon.com to Close All of Its Amazon Fresh UK Stores
Amazon.com said it planned to close all of its 19 Amazon Fresh UK convenience grocery stores, of which five would be converted to its Whole Foods Markets brand, less than five years after it entered the market.
Amazon Fresh pioneered "walk out" technology in Britain, enabling customers to skip the checkout line when they picked up groceries, including its own "by Amazon" brand.
It said on Tuesday it had taken the difficult decision to propose closing the stores after evaluating the business and the substantial growth opportunities in online delivery...
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