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Amazon is closing all Fresh grocery stores in the UK

12 hours ago
  • #Retail
  • #Grocery
  • #Amazon
  • Amazon is closing 14 Amazon Fresh grocery stores in the UK.
  • The remaining five Fresh locations will convert to Whole Foods Market.
  • Amazon will shift focus to online grocery deliveries in the UK.
  • Perishables will be added to Same-Day Delivery for UK customers by 2026.
  • This follows a 2023 contraction where Amazon closed some Fresh and Go stores.
  • Just Walk Out technology, introduced in 2018 (US) and 2021 (UK), faced cost, accuracy, and privacy concerns.
  • Amazon stopped using Just Walk Out in US Fresh stores in 2024.