Amazon To Close Stores in Scottsdale

By on March 4, 2022 0 1146Views

Amazon’s stores in the valley are scheduled to shut down this month after the Seattle-based company announced Wednesday plans to focus on other ventures.

The internet retail giant also plans to close all of their bookstores, as well as its 4-star shops and pop-up locations. The closures will impact 66 stores in the U.S. and two in the United Kingdom.

Amazon opened their bookstore in Arizona at the Scottsdale Quarter shopping center in 2019. In 2020, their 4-star shop, which sells a selection of Amazon.com’s best-selling items, opened at Scottsdale Fashion Square.

March 19 will be the final day for both stores.

“We remain committed to building great, long-term physical retail experiences and technologies and we’re working closely with our affected employees to help them find new roles within Amazon,” the company said in a statement.

Amazon said they will now turn their focus on Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, the Amazon Go convenience concept and the upcoming Amazon Style stores, which will sell fashion and accessories.