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DAMIEN EAGERS
Amazon said on Tuesday it
would expand its same-day delivery service to more U.S. cities
this year while closing some of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh
physical locations to convert them into Whole Foods supermarket
stores.
The company said it plans to invest in opening more than 100
new Whole Foods Market locations over the next few years.
Amazon is looking to beef up its online grocery operations,
as it seeks to better compete with retailers such as Walmart
and Kroger and delivery services, including
Instacart.
The company has also invested in speeding up delivery
timelines to cater to customer demand for perishables, and had
recently rolled out testing for 30-minute deliveries under the
“Amazon Now” banner.
Amazon did not provide details on the workforce impact that
is expected from the store closures. The company, however, said
that it is working to help associates find other roles elsewhere
in Amazon.
(Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun
Koyyur)
Published on January 28, 2026