Amazon to close US Go and Fresh stores
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Amazon's top grocery executive Jason Buechel told staff that the company needs to make more "deliberate choices" to win over customers.
Amazon.com (NasdaqGS:AMZN) is closing all Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores and converting many locations to Whole Foods Market stores. The company plans to invest in more than 100 new Whole Foods Market locations as part of a broader reshaping of its grocery footprint.
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