Amazon Plans Chicago Big-Box Store

Amazon reportedly plans‍ to open a big-box​ store⁤ comparable to a Walmart or Target location in a Chicago suburb.

Teh‍ 229,000-square-foot⁤ facility would sell groceries, general ⁣merchandise and prepared foods, Bloomberg reported Friday (Jan. ⁤9).

Amazon is seeking ⁢approval for the project and could begin construction⁣ later ​this year, according⁤ to the report.

“We ​regularly test new experiences designed ‌to make customers’ lives ⁣better and⁤ easier every ‌day,including physical stores,” an amazon spokesperson said in the report. “The site in question is our planned location for a​ new concept that we think customers will⁤ be excited ‌about.”

Amazon⁤ also reportedly ‌aims to ​make inroads with⁤ the wearable‍ “ambient AI” device it added when it acquired artificial intelligence ‍hardware startup Bee in September.

The company aims to make the device more proactive by performing tasks like drafting emails and creating meeting invites.