Amazon confirmed it is experiencing delays in receiving FBA shipments from third-party merchants thanks to higher-than-projected shipment volume. Amazon.com spokesperson Erik Fairleigh said the ONT8 fulfillment center, which is located in Moreno Valley, California, is experiencing temporary delays in receiving Read more
Amazon is negotiating with state and local governments in Massachusetts for tax breaks for a proposed Fulfillment Center in the state, according to the Boston Globe. The company recently opened a small version of its FCs in Stoughton called a Sortation Center that Read more
Some sellers could be impacted by a fire that broke out at one of Amazon’s fulfillment centers early Saturday morning. However, customers are not impacted, according to Amazon spokesperson Kelly Cheeseman, who told EcommerceBytes, “Our fulfillment center in Murfreesboro is Read more
While Amazon continues to open new warehouses around the globe, it is closing its 915,000-square-foot warehouse near Coffeyville, Kansas. This is the second older fulfillment center slated for closure recently. In August, word came that the company would close its Fernley, Read more
Amazon is close to finishing construction of a new warehouse complex in Reno on a 91-acre industrial park, according to aNevada television station. The complex will house three buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet. The new fulfillment center location will Read more
Amazon will open a fifth California fulfillment center, it announced on Thursday. It will use the new center to ship large items such as big-screen televisions and kayaks. The new 700,000 square-foot fulfillment center will be located in Redlands, California. Read more
Word leaked late last year that Amazon was partnering with the USPS on Sunday deliveries in certain markets, and in May, Amazon said it had already delivered millions of packages since it began Sunday deliveries. Now the company is explaining how it’s Read more
Amazon announced plans to open its fourth fulfillment center in Washington State. The nearly 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center will be built in Kent, Washington. Amazon has existing warehouses in Sumner and Bellevue, and a DuPont site is near completion. Amazon Read more
Amazon hired over 20,000 full-time employees at its U.S. Fulfillment Centers last year. Amazon reveals so few details about its operations that it felt like significant information revealed in the company’s press release on Wednesday. “Last year, we hired more Read more
Amazon is opening its second fulfillment center in New England, this one in Windsor, Connecticut. The 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center will create more than 300 full-time jobs when it opens next year. Amazon had entered into an agreement with the state Read more
