Overview

• Amazon decided on September 23, 2025 to close all 19 of its Fresh supermarkets in the U.K. after a review of its physical grocery strategy.
• Five of the shuttered locations will be converted into Whole Foods Market stores rather than abandoned.
• The retailer said it will shift investment toward same‑day online delivery for perishable items beginning next year.
• On the same day, Amazon filed a lawsuit in federal court in Brooklyn targeting the New York Public Employment Relations Board.
• The complaint argues a recently enacted New York labor law unconstitutionally intrudes on federal authority over union organizing and workplace disputes.