Amazon Is Closing 87 U.S. Pop-Up Electronics Stores Next Month
- Amazon-operated pop-up stores in Kohl’s, Whole Foods, malls
- Electronics kiosks were part of physical retail expansion
Visitors sit in home entertainment section at the Amazon.com Inc. pop-up store in London.
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Amazon.com Inc. is ending its experiment with electronics-focused pop-up stores, shuttering 87 kiosks located inside shopping malls, Whole Foods Market locations and Kohl’s stores around the U.S.
“After much review, we came to the decision to discontinue our pop-up kiosk program,” an Amazon spokeswoman said.