As reported last week by the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is planning to open several 30,000 square feet department stores style physical retail stores fleet in the United States.
Some of the company’s first department stores are expected to be in Ohio and California.
The e-commerce giant has been benefiting from a surge in online purchases from homebound shoppers. However, vaccinations are now encouraging more U.S. shoppers to return to brick-and-mortar stores to buy clothes, footwear and electronics.
Amazon currently has physical stores for books and groceries and runs pop-ups in at least 13 U.S. states, including California, Colorado and Washington.
