Amazon hired a broker to find subtenants for several Amazon Fresh grocery stores in Metro Detroit. These buildings were constructed but sat empty. The Seattle company still pays rent on spaces it doesn’t use.
Michael Dudash works at Rochester-based Creative Commercial Real Estate Inc. He’s now marketing five retail spaces. The broker has worked with Amazon for over 20 years. A colleague contacted him about this assignment shortly after the New Year.
This happened after the e-commerce giant announced it would shut down all Amazon Go locations and Amazon Fresh stores last week. The company wants to focus on grocery delivery, Whole Foods Market, and a new supercenter concept instead…