Amazon is pulling back on its push into brick-and-mortar retail, closing all 68 of its physical bookstores, 4-Star retail stores and pop-up kiosks — including several in the D.C. region.
It will, however, continue its push into the physical grocery store space.
“We’ve decided to … focus more on our Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Go and Amazon Styles stores and our Just Walk Out technology,” Bloomberg quotes Amazon as saying. “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.”
Amazon opened one of its first bookstores in Georgetown in 2018, and shortly afterward added a second location at Bethesda Row.
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