With the holidays fast approaching, Amazon is gearing up to open up two pop-up retail stores in Northern California, the online retail giant has confirmed.
"We're excited to open new pop-up kiosks in San Francisco and Sacramento in time for the holidays so that customers can try out our new devices," an Amazon spokeswoman told GeekWire. "While customers can already see our products online and at retailers like Best Buy and Staples, we wanted to provide another option to try out our full line-up leading into the holidays."
That includes Amazon Fire TV , Fire smartphone, new Fire tablets, and Kindle e-readers.
The Bay Area store will be located at the Westfield San Francisco Centre on Market and Fifth streets, and is expected to open on Wednesday, Oct. 22, according to the report. There's no word as to when the Sacramento store will open its doors, or how long the shops will stay open. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The news follows rumors that Amazon is gearing up to open its first-ever retail store in New York City. The NYC store, expected to be located at 7 West 34th St. across from the Empire State Building, will reportedly function as a small warehouse where customers can pick up merchandise they have ordered online. It will also reportedly offer same-day delivery on certain items within New York City, and sell Amazon's gadgets.
Besides the new stores, Amazon also has been setting up lockers in grocery and convenience stores across the country for convenient deliveries and returns. The lockers don't offer same-day delivery, though, and they have been removed from stores like RadioShack and Staples.
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