Overview
- Most locations will cease operations on February 1, with California stores staying open longer to meet state requirements.
- The shutdown covers about 57 Amazon Fresh supermarkets and 15 Amazon Go cashierless stores across the United States.
- Some sites will be converted into Whole Foods Market stores, a chain with roughly 550 U.S. locations that plans to open more than 100 additional outlets.
- Amazon points to the high cost of maintaining its “Just Walk Out” camera-and-sensor systems, though the technology remains deployed in more than 360 third‑party locations and in over 40 internal facilities.
- The company will expand same‑day and ultrafast grocery delivery and continue piloting new formats, including Amazon Grocery and the Amazon Now rapid‑delivery option, with a restructuring expected to affect hundreds of employees.