According to a new report, amazing might be planning to open its first ever store in the Seattle area, where the company is headquartered.

The report by Good Ereader cited sources closer to the matter and said that Amazon will open up a single store in the Seattle area. The company is planning to launch its store soon in order to tap in the holiday season, according to the report.

The retail stores of the world's biggest online retailer will offer Kindle e-readers, tablets and other related accessories besides some high value products to the customers. Interestingly, the design of the store might resemble that of rival, Apple.

The store is likely to offer physical books that are exclusive to the company as it now runs publishing division that was launched in May 2011. The store will allow Amazon books to appear in the retail market directly.

The new initiative is an unexpected and a brave step by the company that has mastered the online retailing space into the unknown world of physical stores. The move might help the company compete better with its rivals such as Apple, which already maintain an expanding retail store chain across the world.