Amazon to close all fresh grocery stores in the United Kingdom

Amazon It plans to close all fresh supermarkets in the UK, in the latest re -calibration of the grocery strategy.

The company said on Tuesday Blog She is preparing to close all 19 UK stores, “after a comprehensive assessment of commercial operations and very large growth opportunities in online delivery.” The Amazon said it is expected that five of the new sites will be converted to the WHOLE FOODS stores.

Amazon to open The first new site outside the United States in London in 2021, about a year later First The concept of the store in the Woodland Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles. New stores provide cheaper prices and more elements with large markets compared acquired For 13.7 billion dollars in 2017. Many stores also feature Amazon “Just out” technology.

The decline in the new store in the United Kingdom comes as Amazon continued to seize it Grocery ambitions. The company has Expansion From Fresh grocery chain And go to stores that are not disturbed in the United States, they still maintain 500 full food sites and have been opened Mini “Daily Store” Whole Foods stores in New York City.

At the same time, Amazon CEO, Andy Jaci Other executive officials in the company have described the success of “daily basics” sales in grocery work online, which indicate elements such as canned goods, paper towels, idols and snacks.

Jaci told investors at the company’s annual shareholders meeting in May that he was still “optimistic” on the grocery, describing it as an “important work” for Amazon.

The company also said on Tuesday that it plans to provide grocery delivery on the same day, including damaging elements, in the United Kingdom that begins next year.