Amazon is making a return, of sorts, to physical retail via plans to build a big-box retail store in the Chicago suburbs, class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=ba0a4cdc-cec8-416a-9e93-e11b8179129c&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=6fa47371-d78c-4495-8719-c8823bf845ac&featureId=text-link&merchantName=The+Information&linkText=The+Information+reports&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVpbmZvcm1hdGlvbi5jb20vYnJpZWZpbmdzL2FtYXpvbi1wbGFucy1iaWctYm94LXJldGFpbC1zdG9yZSIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiNmZhNDczNzEtZDc4Yy00NDk1LTg3MTktYzg4MjNiZjg0NWFjIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVpbmZvcm1hdGlvbi5jb20vYnJpZWZpbmdzL2FtYXpvbi1wbGFucy1iaWctYm94LXJldGFpbC1zdG9yZSJ9&signature=AQAAASjUe-25xGaSRvT3pCN4yH6D-eMc_O0UK9LtACp7QBiv&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Fbriefings%2Famazon-plans-big-box-retail-store&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Information;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:The Information reports;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:The Information;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>The Information reports. The 225,000-square foot retail space will open in Orland Park, Illinois, and give the company the opportunity to sell more than just groceries after it closed most of its class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/amazon-closing-bookstores-4-star-stores-210240474.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:physical bookstores and gift shops;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>physical bookstores and gift shops in 2022.
The new store will offer in-store shopping, but also act as a fulfillment center for online orders, which could make it similar to competitors like…
