Today, the channel reported that Amazon has decided to close dozens of physical stores, including all the bookstores and institutions it has set up to sell very popular products in person on its e-commerce platform. CNBC.
Closures will affect 68 stores Owned by the company in the United States and the United Kingdom.
They also add that employees will be transferred to other jobs or compensated if they decide not to continue with the company.
In recent years, Amazon has chosen to open a whole chain of physical stores with different concepts, from supermarkets to spaces specializing in its branded electronic products.
Amazon shuts down some of its trials
The decision known today puts an end to some of the company’s most notorious experiments in the field, notably the closing of Amazon’s bookstores.
This company based most of its beginnings on selling books online.
opened the first physical library In 2015 in Seattle and in the following years this model spread to many other cities in the United States.
As he told the channel CNBC As the company’s spokesperson, the company remains committed to pursuing retail concepts.
In addition to opening new spaces, including the recently opened Amazon Style clothing stores.
The e-commerce giant also continues to have a significant supermarket business with Amazon Fresh and owner of Whole Foods chain.
