Amazon shakes up its grocery strategy

Amazon has always aspired to be the Everything Store, but the company has struggled to capture one of the largest sectors of the retail industry: Grocery stores.

The tech giant has tried various approaches over the last decade or so, but the last year has brought a number of shake-ups. Now it’s discontinuing one of its flagship experiments.

Seattle Times reporter Lauren Rosenblatt dug into the changes and what they may mean for Amazon’s future.

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