August 19, 2019 Amazon hub coming to Lakeland, FL airport Sources: Ashley Gurbal Kritzer, Tampa Bay Business Journal Lakeland officials have granted a building permit for a $100 million Amazon hub at Lakeland Linder International Airport. The company will leave its current space at Tampa International Airport in favor of the new Lakeland …
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Business News Flash – Nashville, TN
July 22 2019 New Amazon fulfillment center coming to Nashville, TN Source: Alex Soderstrom, Nashville Business Journal Amazon has filed permits to open a new fulfillment center in Nashville. The facility would be used to support the company’s same-day delivery service. The center would be about 100,000 square feet and located near …
Business News Flash – Raleigh, NC
July 19, 2019 Opening of Amazon distribution center in Garner, NC to be delayed Source: Lauren Ohnesorge, Triangle Business Journal Amazon’s new distribution hub in Garner, NC was originally scheduled to open in the fall of 2019. But economic development officials for the town of Garner are now saying that a 2020 …
Business News Flash – Winston-Salem, NC
May 30, 2019 Amazon confirms fulfillment center, 1,000 jobs are coming to Kernersville, NC Sources: Margaret Moffett, Triad Business Journal Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal Amazon has confirmed that it is building a 1,000-job fulfillment center in Kernersville, NC. The facility, which will be 1 million square feet, has been in development since …
Business News Flash – Tampa, FL
May 20, 2019 Amazon cargo hub planned for Lakeland, FL airport Source: Veronica Brezina-Smith, Tampa Bay Business Journal Amazon is moving forward with plans to lease 47 acres in the northwest sector of Lakeland Linder International Airport. Amazon would then be able to expand onto additional acreage within the first five years of …
Business News Flash – Baltimore, MD
March 27, 2019 Amazon to expand its distribution hub in Baltimore, MD Source: Melody Simmons, Baltimore Business Journal Source: Ryan Sharrow, Baltimore Business Journal Amazon is leasing a 248,000-square-foot warehouse space in southeast Baltimore’s Port 95 Industrial Park. The move will expand Amazon’s Baltimore distribution hub. Amazon will share the warehouse complex with Johns …
Business News Flash – Garner, NC
March 19, 2019 Construction continues on Amazon fulfillment center in Garner, NC Source: Lauren Ohnesorge, Triangle Business Journal A massive Amazon fulfillment center in Garner, NC is now seven months into construction. The finished facility will be 2.6-million square feet and rise to a height of four stories. According to Garner’s economic developer …
Employment News Flash – National News
March 5, 2019 Amazon may open new grocery stores – but not under its Whole Foods brand Sources: Jonathan Capriel, Nashville Business Journal Esther Fung and Heather Haddon, The Wall Street Journal Amazon.com Inc. is considering opening “dozens” of grocery stores in several cities that are separate from the Whole Foods part of …
Black Friday 2018 Sales Report
A strong Black Friday 2018 signals the continued popularity of online shopping. It also points to a brick-and-mortar retail industry that remains strong in some ways, but is still lagging behind in others. Both online and in-store retail sales totaled $23 billion this year, which is up 9% from 2017. And according to Mastercard, total …
E-Commerce Adds To Traffic Woes
E-commerce companies are changing the landscape of retail. In the past, consumers had to make weekly trips to brick-and-mortar stores to purchase essentials. Now we can buy everything from groceries to medicine to pet food online and have them delivered to our doorsteps. But online retailers are no longer satisfied only with helping consumers bypass …