Amazon secretly scouting B&M retail locations in England?

December 6 2009, 8:38pm

Oh c'mon, don't act so surprised. Amazon started out small selling books and CDs, but as of today, you can purchase just about anything on iconic e-tailer's website. From lawnmowers to HDTVs to upright freezers, Amazon now sells a wide enough variety of wares to warrant the stocking of standard office envelops and truck-sized brown boxes for shipping purposes. To that end, Times Online is reporting that the outfit may be secretly looking for brick-and-mortar locations to open its first store(s) across the pond. We're guessing that the first store would land in the heart of London, but the report does state that at least some locations would be on the outskirts of town in order to easy potential parking worries. There's no doubt that an Amazon B&M location would benefit greatly from the whole "order online, pickup in store" agenda, but can the outfit maintain the leanness that has enabled it to strive in tough times when it starts paying property taxes on more than just warehouses? Guess we'll see, now won't we?Amazon secretly scouting B&M retail locations in England? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink TG Daily  |  Times Online  | Email this | Comments

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