Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I do mergers & acquisitions in retail/consumer and write about trends. Once upon a time, Amazon tried to build a physical-store ...

Amazon's Project Kobe aims to blend supercenters with warehouses in a new retail strategy. The Orland Park location is Amazon's first Kobe store, with many more planned. Amazon's new supercenters will ...

A new store is slated for the Chicago suburbs: Amazon is expected to come to the Chicagoland area, according to local planning documents, and will bring customers a chance to shop from the company in ...

Amazon has built its empire online, but its next big bet is firmly rooted in the physical world. The company has received approval to build a massive new retail store in the Chicago suburb of Orland ...