Colorado is finally getting an Amazon fulfillment center, and the Seattle-based retailer said the 1 million-square-foot facility in Aurora will result in faster delivery for area customers and the creation of 1,000 full-time jobs when it opens before the next holiday season.
The expansion means Denver shoppers could get two-hour delivery instead of waiting two days or more. And local developers and retail experts are busy predicting Amazon’s larger economic impact on the region.
“Amazon’s next goal is 30-minute delivery, which is a real threat to the convenience physical stores offer,”
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/23/colorado-amazon-fulfillment-center-aurora/
Aurora city council Monday unanimously approved a resolution granting up to $1.18 million in tax breaks for Amazon to construct a 1 million-square-foot “fulfillment” center in east Aurora. The new “fulfillment” facility, expected to generate about $130 million in investments, comes on the heels of Amazon opening a 452,000-square-foot “sortation facility” at 19799 East 36th Drive in Majestic Commercenter last year. That site employs hundreds and is already operating. Located at Prologis Park 70 near the nexus of Interstate 70 and E-470, the new warehouse is expected to bring about 1,000 new jobs boasting $30,297 in annual salary — and benefits — to the city.
http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/city-approves-1-2-million-tax-breaks-massive-new-amazon-facility-east-aurora/
The headline is overly dramatic to make it interesting. Otherwise, what would it say - new warehouse to open? But Amazon is a threat to every existing business that sells stuff, as referred to above. And they do have lots of robots who work in fulfillment centers. So it isn't completely misleading.
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