Amazon scales back plans for new Tucson-area warehouse (2024)

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How many Amazon warehouses are in Tucson? ›

Since 2020, Amazon grew its warehouse space from 272 million square feet to 525 million square feet at the end of 2021. In Tucson alone, the company has five sites.

The facility near Ina and Silverbell will be 220,000 square feet on 65 acres of land. TUCSON, Ariz.

Amazon MQY1 Fulfilment Centre

The e-commerce giant has a combined worldwide capacity in excess of 166 million square feet in its distribution centres alone, with many in excess of 1 million square feet. Perhaps the largest however, is a new facility for 2021 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.

Amazon builds more warehouses to provide faster delivery to customers by locating closer to population centers. As Amazon grows, it needs additional warehouses to quickly fulfill increasing customer orders. Locating more warehouses near customers reduces response times.

Around 800,000 square feet in size, sortable fulfillment centers can employ more than 1,500 full-time associates. In these buildings, Amazon employees pick, pack, and ship customer orders such as books, toys, and housewares.

The new facility, the first such for Amazon in Tucson, will employ more than 1,500 people, with the ability to go higher during peak shopping seasons. Amazon already employs about 7,000 Arizonans, primarily in metro Phoenix metro, at four other fulfillment centers and other facilities.

Amazon has warehouses in almost every state and province in North America and Mexico. According to CNBC, Amazon has more than 110 active fulfillment centers in the US and more than 185 centers globally. The states with the most Amazon warehouse locations are California, Texas, Illinois, Florida, and Pennsylvania.

Amazon chooses locations based on customer proximity, positioning warehouses close to major population centers to minimize shipping and delivery costs. Transportation infrastructure.

What is an Amazon fulfilment centre? The name reflects the function: Amazon fulfilment centres are charged with fulfiling customer orders. In other words, Amazon warehouses not only store products but also serve as distribution centres where associates pick, pack, and ship orders quickly and efficiently.

Amazon is closing, canceling or delaying warehouses across the U.S. after its pandemic expansion left it with too much space. Employees have been laid off at at least two delivery stations, or facilities that serve as the last stop before packages are dropped at shoppers' doorsteps.

Why do so many people quit Amazon warehouse? ›

Engadget reports that mobility concerns are the primary reason for managers quitting Amazon warehouses and the second-highest reason for other staff members who work the floor.

The cost to build out and equip the interior of Amazon's planned pre-first-mile logistics facility is expected to be more than $30 million. "We're told the interior build-out could take as long as 12 months," Norden said.

In total, Amazon has 17 fulfillment and sortation centers in Arizona and 13 delivery stations. The company employs more than 33,000 full- and part-time employees in the state.

Amazon's first warehouse, the Seattle Distribution Center (SDC), was located on Dawson Street in Seattle. Here, Amazon employees picked and packed orders by walking through rows of shelves with flatbed carts.