Amazon Is Closing All Fresh Grocery Stores In The Uk

Amazon is pivoting its market operations successful nan UK, announcing that it will adjacent 14 of its Amazon Fresh stores successful nan country. The remaining 5 Amazon Fresh locations successful nan UK will beryllium converted to nan Whole Foods Market brand. Rather than nan ceramic and mortar shops, Amazon said it will attraction connected online market deliveries wrong nan region. In 2026, nan institution said it expects to adhd perishables to its Same-Day Delivery orders for UK customers, which was conscionable introduced successful nan US past month.

The move echoes a akin contraction in 2023, wherever Amazon said it would shutter some immoderate Fresh supermarkets and immoderate Go convenience stores. Many of these shops highlighted nan Just Walk Out tech from Amazon, which it introduced successful nan US successful 2018 and in nan UK successful 2021. Just Walk Out eliminated cashiers successful those stores and alternatively charged customers by utilizing a web of cameras, sensors and quality observers to cipher nan tab for a person's acquisition and past complaint them afterwards. However, nan attack turned retired to person problems pinch cost, accuracy and privateness to nan constituent of being unsustainable; Amazon stopped using Just Walk Out successful nan US past year.