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Amazon closing brick-and-mortar apparel stores

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The closures involve just two locations, but represent a further retreat from non-grocery brick-and-mortar retail.

Published Nov. 2, 2023

The interior of a clothing store.

The interior of one of the two Amazon Style locations. The e-commerce giant opened the stores last year as it expanded its fashion offering.

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