Sports-lover turned journalist, born and bred in Scotland, with a passion for football (soccer). He’s also a keen follower of NFL, NBA, golf and tennis, among others, and always has an eye on the ...

Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery stores and Go convenience stores, the company said Tuesday. It will convert some stores to Whole Foods locations.

The operator will close Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores while investing in its Whole Foods Market brand. Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores will reportedly cease operations Feb. 1, with the exception ...

The company’s latest attempt at brick-and-mortar locations chugs forward in suburban Oak Brook west of Chicago.

Amazon will double down on the Whole Foods brand, killing two of its own physical retail experiments in the process. The online retail giant said Tuesday that it will close all of its Amazon Go ...

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail. Amazon Fresh and Amazon ...

A common problem all retail stores face is shoplifting. Billions of dollars are lost each year to this widespread issue. Though adolescents may be slightly more likely to shoplift than adults, the ...

A proposal for a huge Amazon retail store and a flagship Ashley Furniture store has been submitted to Oak Brook for development in the western portion of the village. The project consists of a 22-acre ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I do mergers & acquisitions in retail/consumer and write about trends. Once upon a time, Amazon tried to build a physical-store ...

Amazon is planning a massive new big-box store near Chicago to blend online convenience with physical retail, escalating its rivalry with Walmart. Amazon wants Walmart’s shoppers… and it’s willing to ...