Amazon furthers physical retail expansion with first UK general store
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Amazon furthers physical retail expansion with first UK general store

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon is to open its first general store in the UK, selling items including books, technology and toys, as the online retail behemoth continues its expansion in physical retail. The US company will open the first Amazon 4-star store outside the US on Wednesday at 10am at the Bluewater shopping centre, near Dartford in Kent Amazon launched its first 4-star store – which only sells products rated four stars or above by customers and trending items – in 2018. Andy Jones, director of Amazon 4-star UK, said it is an “exciting” milestone for the retail giant, which started plans for the store prior to the pandemic. Amazon opened its first UK grocery store last year, welcoming customers to its Amazon Fresh in Ealing in March.

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