"Amazon is making a return, of sorts, to physical retail via plans to build a big-box retail store in the Chicago suburbs, The Information reports. The 225,000-square foot retail space will open in Orland Park, Illinois, and give the company the opportunity to sell more than just groceries after it closed most of its physical bookstores and gift shops in 2022."
"The new store will offer in-store shopping, but also act as a fulfillment center for online orders, which could make it similar to competitors like Target and Walmart, and some of Amazon's existing Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh locations. "The proposed development will offer a wide selection of products, including groceries and general merchandise, with accessory services and potentially dining locations for prepared food sold onsite," Amazon wrote in a planning document The Information viewed."
Amazon plans to open a 225,000-square-foot big-box store in Orland Park, Illinois, combining in-store shopping with online order fulfillment. The location will sell groceries and general merchandise and may include accessory services and dining options for prepared food. The store will function as a fulfillment center for online orders, aligning with models used by Target, Walmart, Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh. Amazon previously closed most Amazon Books, Amazon 4-star and gift shop locations and limited Amazon Go experiments, focusing physical retail efforts on Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh. The Orland Park project requires approval from the Orland Park Village Board.
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