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Amazon Fresh Store In Oxford Valley To Close, Company Says
The company announced Tuesday that it will close all Amazon Fresh stores, including its three locations in Bucks County.
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — The Amazon Fresh supermarket in Oxford Valley is shutting its doors in the near future as the company prepares to exit the market as an online brand.
Amazon said Tuesday it is closing its Amazon Fresh and cashierless Go stores in Pennsylvania and nationwide, including two others in Bucks County in Bensalem and Warrington.
Some closed Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores will be converted to Whole Foods Markets, the company said. It plans to open 100 new Whole Food stores over the next few years.
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The company did not say which of the Fresh locations could become Whole Foods Markets.
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 annual gross sales.
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Other Amazon Fresh stores in Pennsylvania are located in Broomall, Willow Grove, and Philadelphia.
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