Grocery Chain Closing All PA Stores, Some Could Become Whole Foods

Amazon said Tuesday it is closing its Fresh and cashierless Go stores in Pennsylvania and nationwide, although Amazon Fresh will continue to exist as an online brand.

Stores in Pennsylvania are found in Bensalem, Broomall, Oxford Valley, Warrington, Willow Grove, and Philadelphia.

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“While we’ve seen encouraging signals in our Amazon-branded physical grocery stores, we haven’t yet created a truly distinctive customer experience with the right economic model needed for large-scale expansion,” the company said in a statement.

Some closed Fresh and Go stores will be converted to Whole Foods Markets, the company said. It plans to open 100 new stores over the next few years.

The company did not clarify at this point which of the Fresh locations could become Whole Foods stores.

Amazon launched its grocery business two decades ago and acquired Whole Foods in 2017 for $13.7 billion. The company said its grocery business accounts for more than $150 billion in gross sales annually.