Amazon Fresh is to close all of its stores across the UK.
The business is preparing to shut all 19 of its Fresh sites, as it plans to turn five of them into Whole Foods Market stores. Amazon acquired Whole Foods for £10.7bn back in 2017.
The ecommerce giant has not confirmed how many workers will be impacted by the closures. However, it is planning to offer staff new positions across other parts of the company.
Amazon said the move formed part of a broader revamp of its UK grocery operations, which are set to focus on its online business.
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Amazon UK country manager John Boumphrey said: “Since 2008, we’ve worked hard to innovate to help our customers save time and money when shopping for groceries and household essentials.
“We continue to invent and invest to bring more choice and convenience to UK customers, enabling them to shop for a wide range of everyday essentials and groceries with low prices and fast delivery through Amazon.co.uk, Amazon Fresh, and Whole Foods Market stores, alongside our third-party grocery partners, including Morrisons, Co-op, Iceland, and Gopuff.”
Amazon Fresh opened its first UK outlet in 2021 in Ealing, West London.
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