Amazon Fresh stores launched in 2021, opening up its first till-less store in Ealing, but the business has struggled to grow in the UK and is now set to close all of its till-less Fresh stores View 3 Images The American giant revealed plans to close its 19 Amazon Fresh outlets in the UK (Image: PA)
Amazon is set to shut down all of its Amazon Fresh grocery stores across the UK, placing staff at the retailer at risk of redundancy. The American giant revealed plans to close its 19 Amazon Fresh outlets, though it proposes transforming five of these into Whole Foods stores.
The company stated this decision forms part of a broader restructuring of its UK grocery operations, with a renewed emphasis on its online business, whilst bosses insist it remains "deeply invested" in t