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Amazon to shutter Amazon Fresh and Go stores

The company will focus its brick-and-mortar strategy on Whole Foods Market, with plans to open more than 100 new stores under the banner over the next few years.

Published Jan. 27, 2026
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Dive Brief:

  • Amazon announced Tuesday it will close all of its brick-and-mortar Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores.
  • An unspecified number of these storefronts will be converted into Whole Foods Market locations, as Amazon plans to open more than 100 new Whole Foods stores over the next few years. 
  • The company will shift focus to its same-day perishable groceries delivery offering, expanding the reach of the service to more communities in 2026.

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