8 Amazon Go Stores to Close , as Retailer Cuts Costs.<br />'USA Today' reports that Amazon will close two cashier-less stores in Seattle, two in <br />New York City and four in San Francisco.<br />The affected stores will close on April 1.<br />Like any physical retailer, we periodically assess our portfolio of stores and make optimization decisions along the way, Amazon spokesperson, via email to 'USA Today'.<br />We remain committed to the Amazon Go format, operate more than <br />20 Amazon Go stores across the U.S., , Amazon spokesperson, via email to 'USA Today'.<br />... and will continue to learn which locations and features resonate most with customers as we keep evolving our Amazon Go stores, Amazon spokesperson, via email to 'USA Today'.<br />Amazon said it will work with <br />affected employees to find roles for <br />them elsewhere within the company.<br />Amazon said it will work with <br />affected employees to find roles for <br />them elsewhere within the company.<br />However, the retail giant still plans to open more <br />Go stores, including in Puyallup, Washington.<br />The first Amazon Go location <br />opened in 2018 in Seattle.<br />The stores feature technology that <br />lets shoppers skip checkout lines.<br />Instead, sensors and cameras see <br />what a shopper purchases and deducts <br />it from their linked payment method
