Amazon has had a long and complicated history with brick-and-mortar retail, with many of its ventures into the world of offline shopping eventually being rolled back after mixed results. But the retail giant is having another go at launching its own branded physical stores.

Amazon now plans to open a sprawling 229,000-square-foot one-story big box store near Chicago in the suburb of Orland Park. The store will offer a wide range of products, including groceries and general merchandise, with accessory services and potential prepared-food options. The store will have a limited warehouse component, but this is intended to support on-site operations, rather than serving as a distribution center for online orders.

The opening is not yet completely confirmed. According to CNBC, though the Orland Park Plan Commission has already approved Amazon’s proposal, it will still need a vote of approval from the village board, with the meeting scheduled for Jan. 19.

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Many Orland Park residents voiced concerns surrounding the new development, with one telling CBS News he was worried about how roads might accommodate the volume of trucks going to the store each day. Amazon claimed the move could drive tax revenue for Orland Park and provide long-term “financial support for municipal services and capital improvements” in the area.

In 2023, Amazon shut down eight of its Amazon Go convenience stores, citing weak sales growth. The high-tech stores, which started appearing in 2018, allowed users to avoid interacting with cashiers entirely. Consumers could simply walk out of the store with their items and have their cards charged automatically, provided they had been linked to an Amazon account first, using data from Amazon’s cameras and sensors.

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