The emblem of Amazon
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DAMIEN EAGERS
Amazon stated on Tuesday it
would broaden its same-day supply service to extra U.S. cities
this yr whereas closing a few of its Amazon Go and Amazon Recent
bodily areas to transform them into Entire Meals grocery store
shops.
The corporate stated it plans to spend money on opening greater than 100
new Entire Meals Market areas over the subsequent few years.
Amazon is trying to beef up its on-line grocery operations,
because it seeks to higher compete with retailers akin to Walmart
and Kroger and supply providers, together with
Instacart.
The corporate has additionally invested in rushing up supply
timelines to cater to buyer demand for perishables, and had
just lately rolled out testing for 30-minute deliveries underneath the
“Amazon Now” banner.
Amazon didn’t present particulars on the workforce influence that
is predicted from the shop closures. The corporate, nevertheless, stated
that it’s working to assist associates discover different roles elsewhere
in Amazon.
(Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Modifying by Arun
Koyyur)
Printed on January 28, 2026
