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“We regularly test new experiences designed to make customers’ lives better and easier every day, including physical stores,” an Amazon spokesperson said. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images Amazon is making a bold move to try to transfer its e-commerce dominance into physical retail. Even as roughly 80% of retail still happens in physical stores, Amazon remains a small player in one of the country’s biggest and most essential retail categories: grocery, which is rapidly approaching a $1 trillion business. Currently, Amazon holds only about a 3% share in the grocery market, even after its $13.7 billion Whole Foods acquisition—1.6% for Amazon and 1.6% for Whole Foods, according to Numerator. By contrast, Walmart commands a 21% share, with 4,600 U.S. stores, including 3,500 superstores and 600 Sam’s Clubs. However, Amazon generated over $100 billion in grocery sales in 2024, so presumably that would be a larger share of the segment’s sales. Yet, regardless of how it’s measured, Amazon is still playing catch-up to the retail giant. Now Amazon is making its most aggressive brick-and-mortar move yet. In 2027, it plans to open a 230,000-square-foot mega-store outside Chicago—a footprint that dwarfs a typical 173,000-square-foot Walmart supercenter. It will sell a mix of groceries, household essentials and general merchandise, just like a Walmart. According to the Wall Street Journal, more Amazon big-box stores are in the works. Setting The Stage Amazon has secured zoning approval to begin construction of the new store in Orland Park Village, a Southwest suburb of Chicago. The yet-to-be-named Amazon store will be located at the corner of 159th Street and LaGrange Avenue, on a 35-acre former restaurant site. It’s a heavily trafficked intersection with Walmart Supercenter, Target and Costco stores close by. The location will include some 800 parking spots and provide 500 new jobs to…

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