E-COMMERCE GIANT AMAZON.COM INC. announced that it is "coming soon" to a storefront inside the Providence Place mall. This image shows the Amazon 4-star location in Norwalk, Conn. / PHOTO COURTESY AMAZON.COM INC.
PROVIDENCE – Amazon.com Inc. has long been known for disrupting the traditional retail shopping economy through convenient, online sales and quick delivery. But in a reverse from its typical sales model, Amazon is expanding its footprint of brick-and-mortar stores, with plans to open a new “Amazon 4-star” location at Providence Place mall. Amazon said the…