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Amazon shuttering its physical bookstores and 4-star shops

The move comes as Amazon.com's overall revenue growth is slowing, and it's looking for new ways to reignite sales.

NEW YORK — Amazon is closing all of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, as well as its 4-star shops and pop-up locations, as the online retail behemoth reworks its physical footprint.

The Seattle-based company said Wednesday that the

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