Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore in 2015.

The e-commerce giant is still investing in physical storefronts but focusing on fashion and groceries.

Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore in 2015.

Amazon has confirmed it is closing all of its bookstores as well as its 4-star shops and pop-up locations as the online behemoth reworks its physical footprint.

The closures include 68 stores across the U.S. and U.K., Amazon said.

Move marks turning point for company that began as online bookseller

The e-commerce giant confirmed to CNBC that it will be shutting down all of its Amazon Books physical stores in the US and UK, along with its...

Amazon.com Inc. said on Wednesday it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and home goods in the United States and United Kingdom, ending some of its longest-running retail experiments. The news marks a turning point for a company that began as an online bookseller and helped drive established rivals such as Borders to

Amazon ends most of its retail experiments

Over 50 brick-and-mortar shops from Amazon will close, including the company's brick-and-mortar bookstores.

Amazon is closing all 68 of its Amazon 4-star stores, Amazon Books locations, and other pop-up locations in the US and UK.

The e-commerce giant is also closing its 4-star stores, ending its brick-and-mortar presence in books and electronics.

Amazon said it plans to "focus more on our Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Go and Amazon Style stores and our Just Walk Out technology."

Amazon began as an online bookstore, but now it’s shutting its brick-and-mortar bookstores to focus more closely on groceries and fashion.

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop ups and shops carrying toys and home goods in the United States and United Kingdom, ending some of its longest-running retail experiments.