// Amazon is closing all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and home goods in the US and UK
// The news marks a turning point for online giant that began as an online bookseller and helped drive established rivals such as Borders to bankruptcy
Amazon has confirmed it is closing all of its bookstores as well as its 4-star shops and pop-up locations as the world’s largest online retailer reworks its physical footprint.
The Seattle-based company said that the move, which affects 66 stores in the US and two in the UK, enables it to concentrate its efforts on Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, its convenience concept called Amazon Go and its upcoming Amazon Style stores.
Amazon Style, which will sell fashion and accessories, is set to open in a southern California shopping centre later this year.
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The store closures will also allow it to focus on expanding its physical retail technology, the company said.
“We remain…