![]() Meanwhile, Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark said he remains hopeful that Amazon will utilize the 59,350 square feet of space located off Route 46 and Browertown Road.īesides the obvious tax implications - the city gets its taxes for the assessed value of the whole shopping complex, which also features a Kohl's - the store if opened is estimated to bring in about 100 employees. Meanwhile, they don't have very knowledgeable supermarket people working in the stores." Hoping for the best "They have their Alexa at the end of the aisle where you can ask Alexa where the maraschino cherries are. "They appear to be a 1970s supermarket with 2022 technology," Casey said. Casey & Associates in Rahway, told the Asbury Park Press that Amazon Fresh locations are "poorly producing stores." He said in his store visits, employees assembling online orders for grocery deliveries outnumbered actual customers. Supermarket analyst Matthew Casey, the owner of Matthew P. "It is not an inspirational experience as if you were going to a Wegmans or a ShopRite," Bishop said. The stores are described as "cold" and "dark." The stores "tend to be characterized as soulless," David Bishop, partner and research lead at Bricks Meets Clicks, a retail consulting firm, told the Asbury Park Press. Supermarket pundits said Amazon Fresh is having a difficult time catching on with consumers. There was also discussion among Clifton officials of a possible Amazon Fresh on the ON3, the former Roche site on Route 3.Īmazon: Advocates say NJ needs to raise pay for disability aides as Amazon, UPS offer workers more 'Soulless' stores? Besides Woodland Park, stores are in various stages of completion in Eatontown, Old Bridge, Lodi and Holmdel. With the exception of Amazon Fresh in Paramus, Amazon's decision to stand down has frozen its stores under development across New Jersey. "We've decided over the last year or so that we're not going to expand the physical fresh doors until we have that equation with differentiation and economic value that we like, but we're optimistic that we're going to find that in 2023," said Andy Jassy, Amazon's chief executive officer. That is in line with Amazon's announcement last month that it would be pausing its rollout of Amazon Fresh grocery stores across the country. We are taking the time right now to focus on our existing Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S." The letter was signed by Gwendolyn Thames. "We regularly review the Amazon Fresh pipeline and we've learned a lot since we first opened our first store in 2020. More than two years ago, Amazon announced it would open its Route 46 location in the borough, which was to be among the first of its new line of supermarkets featuring 21st century innovations including Dash Carts, which do not require a visit to a cashier.īorough officials reached out to Amazon this week and were given a letter from Amazon's Economic Development unit that read: During its recent quarterly earnings call, Amazon announced it was pausing efforts until further notice to open five planned Amazon Fresh sites in New Jersey. ![]() The giant online retailer's efforts to expand its physical footprint seem to have hit a snag. WOODLAND PARK - The signs may be up, but the Amazon Fresh market anticipated to open in the Plaza 46 building once home to a Fairway supermarket continues to be delayed. The news of Amazon Fresh’s signage being removed in Gaithersburg was first reported by Sam Eig Blog.Watch Video: Amazon opens Mahwah delivery station Amazon Fresh currently has two locations in Montgomery County, both in Chevy Chase, at 8531 Chevy Chase Lake Terrace and 5463 Wisconsin Ave. The situation with the Gaithersburg Amazon location is not unique, as Amazon has paused or cancelled dozens of stores across the country, many of which were also already built. The 270 Center is on the border of Gaithersburg and Rockville and is home to Best Buy, Home Depot, and Nordstrom Rack. Like other Amazon Fresh stores, the Gaithersburg location was scheduled to be outfitted with Amazon’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology. Construction on the location had been completed for months (shelving and signage inside the store, freezers/refrigeration up and running) and charging stations for electric vehicles had been installed in the parking lot. ![]() ![]() Signage has been removed and it appears that the planned Amazon Fresh location at 15790 Shady Grove Road (former Office Depot location) in Gaithersburg will no longer be opening in the 270 Center. ![]()
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