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Amazon Fresh will close Potomac Yard location as it shuts down all stores nationwide

Published January 27, 2026 at 1:30PM | Updated January 27, 2026 at 2:16PM

Amazon Fresh at 3801 Richmond Highway in the Potomac Yard Shopping Center (staff photo by James Cullum)

Amazon Fresh announced today (Tuesday) that it will close all its stores nationwide, including the location at Potomac Yard that opened just a year and a half ago.

The last day for most Amazon Fresh stores across the country is Feb. 1, according to the Associated Press. Amazon plans to shutter all Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores, converting some locations into Whole Foods Markets, according to a press release.

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Ross Dress For Less will close in Old Town next month ahead of private school conversion

By James Cullum

Published December 17, 2025 at 2:45PM

Ross Dress For Less at 112 N. Washington Street is closing in January 2026 (courtesy anonymous)

Ross Dress For Less is closing next month in Old Town.

The department store at 112 N. Washington Street will close forever on Friday, Jan. 16, according to a sign posted on the retailer’s door. After closing, the building will be renovated and turned into a new “upper school” for the private Linder Academy, which first opened in Old Town in 2021.