RetailDetail EU
Europe - EN
  • België - NL
  • Belgique - FR
  • Nederland - NL
  • España - ES
  • France - FR
  • Europe - EN
Newsletter
  • Register for free
Members' area
  • Log in
  • Become a member
  • News
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Home
    • Electronics
    • Beauty/Care
    • DIY/Garden
    • Leisure
    • General
  • Events
    • EVENTS 2026
    • EVENTS 2027
    • EVENT PARTNERSHIPS
  • Advertising & Paid content
    • RETAIL FILES – EDITORIAL CALENDAR
    • ONLINE ADVERTISING & PAID CONTENT
    • PRINT ADVERTISING
  • Members’ area
RetailDetail EU
Europe - EN
  • België - NL
  • Belgique - FR
  • Nederland - NL
  • España - ES
  • France - FR
  • Europe - EN
  • Newsletter
  • News
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Home
    • Electronics
    • Beauty/Care
    • DIY/Garden
    • Leisure
    • General
  • Events
    • EVENTS 2026
    • EVENTS 2027
    • EVENT PARTNERSHIPS
  • Advertising & Paid content
    • RETAIL FILES – EDITORIAL CALENDAR
    • ONLINE ADVERTISING & PAID CONTENT
    • PRINT ADVERTISING
  • Members’ area
Newsletter
  • Register for free
Members' area
  • Log in
  • Become a member
thumb
Written by Yoni Van Looveren
In this article
Share article
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • email

Second Amazon Books store in the works

icon
General7 March, 2016

Amazon is almost ready for its second Amazon Books store, in San Diego, after the first opened in Seattle. The second store of its intended book store chain will be located in the Westfield UTC shopping center. 

Job openings since early February

Since the start of February, there were rumours Amazon was planning a new Amazon Books store when job openings for store managers and other Amazon Books positions were revealed. Amazon now confirmed the store will actually open soon.

Sign up for our newsletter for free

 

“We are excited to be bringing Amazon Books to the University Towne Center Mall in San Diego and we are currently hiring store managers and associates,” said Sarah Gelman, Amazon spokesperson.

 

The store will be located in a 700 sqm location, with approximately 500 sqm of actual retail space. It is similar to University Village in Seattle, which is where Amazon opened its first Amazon Books store.

More about... General
See more
  • icon
    General30 October, 2026
    AVA heads to city centers with three Christmas pop-ups

    In the coming weeks, AVA will open three temporary Christmas stores in Antwerp, Brussels, and Genk. The Belgian retailer is deliberately choosing busy urban locations and is also using the pop-ups as a testing ground for more compact store concepts.

  • icon
    General30 October, 2026
    Amazon sees e-commerce struggle amid AI turmoil

    While Amazon’s cloud services are posting record growth, the online retailer’s core business is faltering. Product sales are growing by barely 2%, and advertising revenue is also losing momentum. Moreover, AI shopping assistants threaten to put pressure on the e-commerce giant’s lucrative revenue model.

  • icon
    General29 October, 2026
    Broeklin brings Burger King, Wear, and Bart Verhaeghe’s daughter on board

    Broeklin Brussels has announced three more tenants. At the same time, Lisa Verhaeghe is taking over leadership of the real estate project that her father, Bart Verhaeghe, launched nearly twenty years ago.

Events
  • 19
    Nov
    RETAILDETAIL NIGHT 2026
Most read
  • icon
    General2 October, 2026
    Hans Anders halts sales of Meta glasses after privacy controversy
  • icon
    Food12 October, 2026
    Major cyber incident at Ahold Delhaize: Albert Heijn, Food Lion, Hannaford and more offline
  • icon
    Food14 October, 2026
    IT outages at Ahold Delhaize may last another week
  • icon
    Fashion26 October, 2026
    Frasers Group takes control of Hugo Boss after all
Follow RetailDetail
  • socialFacebook
  • socialTwitter
  • socialInstagram
  • sociallinkedIn
Since 2009, RetailDetail has been the leading B2B platform for the retail sector in Europe.
As a "100% trusted medium" and a strong retail community, RetailDetail provides professionals with reliable daily news, sharp insights and relevant sector analysis.
In addition, RetailDetail brings the market together through inspiring events and exclusive retail tours, where knowledge-sharing, networking and innovation take centre stage.
footer-logo
Mailing Address
Genuastraat 1/41
2000 Antwerp
Contact & address
About us
info@retaildetail.be

© 2026 RetailDetail