Amazon reportedly planning to open small department stores

Amazon’s next foray into brick-and-mortar retail will reportedly center on large spaces akin to department stores.

Amazon is planning to open 30,000-sq.-ft. locations set up similar to small department stores, with the first expected to open in California and Ohio, reported CNBC. The original story appeared in the Wall Street Journal.

At 30,000-sq.-ft., the Amazon format would be much smaller than traditional department stores but would be in line with the smaller store concept now being opened by Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom.

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