--- description: Amazon has big plans for its brick-and-mortar grocery stores. title: Amazon Wants to Open 2,000 Grocery Stores image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc0898306b367d731/6988abd22dce01f8f39eb310/amazon-plans-open-2000-grocery-stores.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Companies](/tag/companies/) ## Companies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Amazon Wants to Open 2,000 Grocery Stores by [Michael Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michael Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 27, 2016 4:58 PM CUT  The logo of US online retail giant Amazon is displayed on the Brieselang logistics center, west of Berlin on November 11, 2014\. The center is one of nine in Germany. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) The logo of US online retail giant Amazon is displayed on the Brieselang logistics center, west of Berlin on November 11, 2014\. The center is one of nine in Germany. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)JOHN MACDOUGALL—AFP/Getty Images by [Michael Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michael Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 27, 2016 4:58 PM CUT [Amazon](http://fortune.com/fortune500/amazoncom-18/ "undefined") has big plans for its brick-and-mortar grocery stores. The e-retailer wants to open 2,000 Amazon Fresh grocery stores in the U.S. within the next 10 years, according to documents obtained by [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-2000-grocery-stores-10-years-2016-10 "undefined"). Amazon will start by opening 20 stores over the next couple of years as a pilot program, while also testing out two different store concepts. One concept is a “[click and collect](http://fortune.com/2015/07/27/amazon-drivethrough-grocery-stores/ "undefined")” store, where customers can pick up groceries they previously ordered online. The second is similar to a traditional [grocery store](http://fortune.com/2016/10/11/amazon-grocery-stores/ "undefined"). The documents also show that the company is considering whether or not it should make the stores exclusive to members of its grocery delivery service, Prime Fresh. The 20 test locations are expected to open in metropolitan areas like Seattle, New York, Las Vegas, Miami, and the Bay Area by 2018. While other retailers are struggling to compete with Amazon in the digital space, Amazon is working to pick up a slice of the brick-and-mortar business. Fortune has previously reported that the company plans to open [100 pop-up stores](http://fortune.com/2016/09/09/amazon-pop-up-stores/ "undefined") by next year. Additionally, pleased with [results from the bookstores](http://fortune.com/2016/10/25/amazon-bookstores-2/ "undefined") it opened up at the beginning of this year, Amazon says that it “definitely” plans to open up more. Amazon could not immediately be reached for comment. _This_ [_article_](http://fortune.com/2016/10/27/amazon-2000-grocery-stores/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Fortune.com_](http://fortune.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4548045/amazon-grocery-stone-plans/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4548045/amazon-grocery-stone-plans/"},"headline":"Amazon Wants to Open 2,000 Grocery Stores","datePublished":"2016-10-27T16:58:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:28:23.719Z","description":"Within the next ten years","url":"https://time.com/4548045/amazon-grocery-stone-plans/","keywords":["Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc0898306b367d731/6988abd22dce01f8f39eb310/amazon-plans-open-2000-grocery-stores.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michael Addady / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc0898306b367d731/6988abd22dce01f8f39eb310/amazon-plans-open-2000-grocery-stores.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GERMANY-US-ECONOMY-RETAIL-LABOUR-AMAZON","caption":"GERMANY-US-ECONOMY-RETAIL-LABOUR-AMAZON","creditText":"JOHN MACDOUGALL—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/companies/","name":"Companies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4548045/amazon-grocery-stone-plans/","name":"Amazon Wants to Open 2,000 Grocery Stores"}}]}] ```