

"We're doing a fair bit of experimentation today in those stores to try to find a format that we think resonates with customers it's differentiated in some meaningful fashion and where we like the economics," said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, during a conference call in early February. In the Westport grocery mix in either direction on Post Road East are Balducci's, The Fresh Market, Stop & Shop and Trader Joe's.Īn Amazon spokesperson provided no update on its Connecticut plans on Wednesday while referencing comments last month by the company's CEO on how it is moving ahead with Amazon Fresh. In Brookfield, Amazon chose as competitive a strip as exists for Amazon Fresh, with Stew Leonard's, ShopRite, BJ's Wholesale Club and Costco all in close proximity on Federal Road. Alexander Soule / Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less Amazon executives acknowledged the previous month that the company has paused its schedule of Amazon Fresh openings while it analyzes the business model, even as the company continues to open new Whole Foods Markets in Connecticut and nationally. The Post Plaza shopping center on Post Road East in Westport, Conn., where Amazon Fresh has a storefront for a new location that had yet to open as of March 2023. Alexander Soule / Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less 4 of5 Amazon has put a pause on opening stores in Brookfield, Westport and nationally as it works through unspecified issues with the business model at existing stores. The Amazon Fresh storefront on Candlewood Lake Road in Brookfield, Conn., in March 2023. Alexander Soule / Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less 3 of5 Ken Lambert/TNS Show More Show Less 2 of5 An Amazon Fresh store in Bellevue, Wash., with wireless technology tabulating purchases rather than traditional checkout lanes.
