Bosses said that the company is still “deeply invested” in the UKA Supermarket is set to close all of it stores in the UK after only opening four-years ago. Amazon is set to shut up shop permanently at all 19 of its UK stores after only opening its first Amazon Fresh store in 2021. The grocery chain, which many thought could revolutionise shopping in the UK with its unique payment method, will close all its stores, but may convert five of them into Whole Foods stores. The company said that the move is part of its UK grocery operations, focusing more on the online side of the business. John Boumphrey, country manager for Amazon UK, said: “Since 2008, we’ve worked hard to innovate to help our customers save time and money when shopping for groceries and household essentials.