by Mike Duff | Feb 16, 2026 | Retail Articles
Amazon might be turning to the Chicago market again to build out its namesake superstore operations based on a report the company plans a second Chicagoland brick-and-mortar location, this time in Oak Brook, IL. The Chicago Tribune eported Amazon has sought a permit...
by Mike Duff | Jan 29, 2026 | Retail Articles
The restructuring launched recently by Amazon continues with the announcement by the company in a blog post that it would eliminate 16,000 positions. In October of last year, Amazon revealed it would lay off 14,000 employees. And, just days ago, Amazon unveiled a...
by Mike Duff | Jan 28, 2026 | Retail Articles
Amazon is shifting its emphasis in the grocery business to its delivery operations and Whole Foods Market, which will add more than 100 new stores over the next several years, as the company closes its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh brick-and-mortar stores. In addition...
by Mike Duff | Jan 26, 2026 | Retail Articles
After a period of speculation among observers, Amazon has taken steps to launch a new big-box retail concept in the Chicago area. The Chicago Sun-Times reported Amazon won local approval from the town of Orland Park, IL, for an approximately 230,000-square-foot store...
by Mike Duff | May 1, 2024 | Retail Articles
In the first quarter, Amazon drove sales and earnings past Wall Street expectations as each of its major divisions showed gains and new plans got underway, including the development of a new Whole Foods Market store concept. Net income increased to $10.43 billion, or...
