Amazon has announced plans to close its 87 ##0 pop - up shops by May as part of plans that instead focus on opening more Amazon Books shops . Amazon also intends to introduce more " 4-star stores " , which feature items given four- or five - star ratings by online retailers . It used pop - up stores to sell products such as Echo speakers but these can now have a presence at its other outlets , such as Whole stores and Amazon speaker shops .
Amazon has announced plans to close its 87 US pop-up shops by May as part of plans that instead focus on opening more Amazon Books shops. Amazon also intends to open more "4-star stores", which sell items given four- or five-star ratings by online customers. It used pop-up stores to display products such as Echo speakers but these can now have a presence at its other outlets, such as Whole Foods and Amazon Go shops.