After years of speculation, retail giant Amazon is planning on opening brick-and-mortar stores for clothing and household items. The stores reportedly will be like department stores and focus on sales of electronics, clothing, household items and other products. Although the company has not released details, industry experts expect Amazon to devote space to its wide range of private label products, which are featured prominently among the categories to be sold in the new outlets.
The first Amazon department stores are expected to be in Ohio and California. The stores are expected to be around 30,000 square feet, smaller than the 100,000 square feet most department stores occupy.