Insight Report 5 minutes PremiumAmazon Planning Expansion into Brick-and-Mortar Stores Coresight Research February 3, 2016 Executive Summary Industry sources stated that Amazon intends to open as many as 400 stores. Amazon has experimented with physical stores before. It opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore, called Amazon Books, in Seattle in November 2015. Other online retailers, such as Warby Parker, Blue Nile, Bonobos, Birchbox and Casper, have also opened brick-and-mortar stores. E-tailers open physical stores to better market their wares, forge closer customer relations, and boost online traffic and sales. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Data Dive: When Will US Grocery Unit Growth Turn Positive?Weinswig’s Weekly: Drones Are Really Beginning To Take OffRetail-Tech Landscape—Food TechnologyDebunking Three Myths of Holiday Readiness: Insights Presented at Google Think Retail on Air