Amazon will close all Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores to focus on online grocery delivery and Whole Foods Market expansion. Various locations will convert to Whole Foods stores.
The Seattle-based company plans to open more than 100 new Whole Foods Market stores over the next few years and will expand same-day delivery of fresh groceries to additional communities in 2026. The company will also open five additional Whole Foods Market Daily Shop locations by year-end 2026.
Amazon reported more than $150 billion in grocery gross sales with more than 150 million customers shopping groceries annually, ranking it among the top three U.S. grocers. Everyday household essentials represent one out of every three units sold online.
Accelerating Online Delivery
Amazon introduced perishables into its same-day delivery service in 2025, bringing fresh food to millions of customers. Perishable grocery sales through same-day service have grown 40 times since January 2025. Fresh groceries now comprise nine of the top 10 most-ordered items in areas where perishable groceries are available for same-day delivery.
The company recently introduced Amazon Now, a fast delivery option bringing thousands of essential items, including fresh food, to customers’ homes in about 30 minutes or less in several cities.
Online grocery delivery reaches millions of customers in more than 5,000 U.S. cities and towns through Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh online, and local retail partnerships with Weis Markets, Winn-Dixie and Metropolitan Market.
Whole Foods Growth
Whole Foods Market has seen more than 40 percent sales growth since Amazon’s 2017 acquisition and now operates more than 550 locations. The company reported record-breaking customer traffic and year-over-year comparable store growth outpacing the broader industry.
Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, a smaller store format featuring grab-and-go meals, coffee, and everyday essentials, currently operates in five locations. The format redefines convenience with curated selections for quick-stop shopping.
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Store Closures and Technology Migration
Amazon will help team members from closing Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores find roles elsewhere in Amazon’s operations network. Customers can continue shopping Amazon Fresh online for delivery in available areas.
Amazon Go locations served as innovation hubs for developing Just Walk Out technology, which now operates in over 360 third-party locations across five countries. The technology reduced cafeteria wait times from 25 to three minutes at BayCare’s St. Joseph’s Hospital and enables sports fans at Scotiabank Arena to grab concessions in 30 seconds.
Amazon is expanding Just Walk Out technology to its own operations, with more than 40 North American fulfillment centers using it in breakrooms. The company plans additional deployments in 2026.
Future Retail Concepts
Amazon will continue testing physical store experiences including Amazon Grocery in Chicago and the “store within a store” experience at Whole Foods Market in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, where customers can shop for groceries and household essentials from Amazon.
The company is exploring a new supercenter physical retail concept designed for customers to shop Amazon’s broad selection and low prices across fresh groceries, household essentials and general merchandise.