.Amazon shutters dozens of warehouses as consumers return to stores
The e-commerce behemoth has closed or scrapped plans for 42 facilities and delayed opening 21 facilities spanning multiple countries over recent weeks as the company readjusts to a post-lockdown reality, consultant firm MWPVL estimated, per Bloomberg.“There remains some serious cutting to do before year-end — in North America and the rest of the world,” said Marc Wulfraat, president of MWPVL. “Having said this, they continue to go live with new facilities this year at an astonishing pace.
Consumers embarked on an e-commerce spending bonanza during the height of the pandemic, with online consumption jumping 43% in 2020 alone compared to the prior year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Retail Trade Survey. Recently, Amazon announced that it will shut down two delivery stations next month near Baltimore. However, the company emphasized that the roughly 350 employees at those facilities were offered the chance to transfer to a nearby facility with more modernized buildings, per the report.
"We also regularly look at how we can improve the experience for our employees, partners, drivers, and customers, and that includes upgrading our facilities," she added."As part of that effort, we will close locations, like delivery stations, and offer all employees the opportunity to transfer to different delivery stations close by."
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