An Amazon 4-star store is coming to Oakbrook Center as the online retail giant continues to expand its brick-and-mortar footprint. Oak Brook officials confirmed Amazon plans to open a 4,834-square-foot store offering a selection of popular items that have earned ratings of four stars or more from Amazon.com shoppers.
The Amazon outpost will occupy a portion of the former Sears store in the outdoor mall, filling some of the void left by the unexpected departure of the longtime tenant. Sears had operated in the center for almost 60 years and had just gone through a remodeling and downsizing when its parent company announced the closing earlier this year.
Lindsay Kahn, a spokeswoman for New York-based Brookfield Properties, the owner of Oakbrook Center, did not return phone and email messages Thursday. Tony Budzikowski, the village’s development services director, said officials have not received any target dates for the opening of the 4-star store.
“Oakbrook Center is very competitive in the Chicagoland area and continues to attract new and innovative retail, restaurant and entertainment uses to their Lifestyle Center,” Budzikowski said in an email.
