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. The company said it will shutter the stores in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. 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.
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.