Amazon is permanently closing eight of its Amazon Go convenience stores.
The cashierless stores are located in New York City, Seattle and San Francisco. Two Seattle-based stores have been shut for some time, Amazon says, but six stores still operating — two in New York City and four in San Francisco — are set to close April 1.
“Like any physical retailer, we periodically assess our portfolio of stores and make optimization decisions along the way. In this case, we’ve decided to close a small number of Amazon Go stores in Seattle, New York City, and San Francisco,” Amazon said in a statement. “We remain committed to the Amazon Go format, operate more than 20 Amazon Go stores across the US, and will continue to learn which locations and features resonate most with customers as we keep evolving our Amazon Go stores.”
The company says it’ll continue to open new Amazon Go stores, such as a recently opened store in Puyallup, Washington.
More to come.
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