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Amazon Fresh Reopens Seattle Stores
The three stores feature a new design and a broader selection
By Rob Smith November 14, 2024
Amazon Fresh is reopening three stores in the Seattle area after extensive redesigns featuring colorful layouts and a wider assortment of products.
A store on 132nd and Aurora reopens today. The Federal Way store reopens Saturday, while the store on 23rd and Jackson in Seattle will resume operations soon. The stores all feature the company’s latest brick-and-mortar design unveiled last year in Chicago and Southern California. The openings are among eight across five states.
The company says the stores all feature a larger selection of national brands as well as Amazon’s newest private-label brand, called Amazon Saver.
Amazon Fresh now operates 60 stores across in eight states, including four in the Seattle area. The other store is in Bellevue.
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