Amazon’s decision to close several of its Go stores comes just weeks after it opened a location in Puyallup, Washington, that follows its larger suburban-focused format. The retailer also opened a number of locations last year in Southern California. As of last month, Amazon operated 31 Go stores in total.
With these closures, the company will have 23 Go stores, the spokesperson said.
When asked why Amazon has decided to shutter the eight stores in Seattle, New York City and San Francisco, the spokesperson said that like with any retailer, Amazon periodically assesses its portfolio of stores and makes optimization decisions along the way.
