Amazon has disclosed that ‘Go’ convenience stores to be located in suburban areas will be 6,200 square feet in extent with approximately half the area devoted to customer space.

Amazon noted, "These Amazon Go locations will have an expanded store format to serve customers in suburban-area locations closer to their homes".  The statement added, "The new format will offer customers a quick and convenient shopping experience to pick up grab-and-go food, snacks and beverage items and a few everyday essentials".  To date, Amazon Go stores in metropolitan areas range from 500 to 2,500 square feet in extent.

In related news Amazon is closing brick-and-mortar retail stores but obviously will retain Whole Foods and the newly introduced small-store technically advanced grocery formats.