


The Fresh model was to be a grocery store disruptor in the industry, focusing on technology. In an earnings call last week, Amazon announced it would "pause expansion of Fresh stores to examine the business and see if it resonates with customers," CNBC reported. The Bailey's Crossroads store was to open in a closed Safeway at Crossroads Center.

The Amazon Fresh at Potomac Yard was to take place of a shuttered Shopper's Food store, which closed in 2020. Amazon had also planned to open a Fresh grocery store in the Bailey's Crossroads neighborhood.Īmazon has not released information on these specific grocery store locations. Amazon is closing some Amazon Fresh supermarkets and a handful of Go convenience stores in an effort to cut costs - and the announcement has raised questions about planned Fresh supermarkets in the Alexandria area.Ĭonstruction on the Amazon Fresh grocery story in Potomac Yard is nearly complete, but there is no announced opening date for the new store.
