Amazon Is Reportedly Getting Into Legal Fights With Landlords as ‘Zombie’ Amazon Fresh Stores Pile Up

Amazon is reportedly embroiled in legal disputes with landlords over properties intended for Amazon Fresh grocery stores. One such lawsuit involves a lease on Long Island, where Salisbury Partners is suing Amazon for $37 million, including unpaid rent. Amazon has faced similar lawsuits from landlords in New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Seattle as it reevaluates its grocery strategy, which recently saw layoffs of hundreds of Amazon Fresh store workers and the cancellation of plans for some Fresh stores.