$50 million investment expected to create hundreds of new jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2012--
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a new
fulfillment center in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The facility
will create hundreds of new full time jobs and involve a $50 million
investment in the state.
“South Carolina has been a great home for us and we’re excited to create
hundreds of additional jobs in the state,” said Dave Clark, vice
president, Amazon Global Customer Fulfillment. “We had a great first
holiday season in Lexington County and we look forward to serving our
customers from both Lexington and Spartanburg Counties by the fall.”
Amazon opened its first South Carolina fulfillment center last year in
Lexington County’s Saxe Gotha Industrial Park. The new facility in
Spartanburg County will be approximately one million square feet and
will be located on a site near John Dodd Road.
“Our state has a vibrant and growing distribution and logistics sector,
and having a company like Amazon continue to establish new operations
here builds on that reputation,” said Bobby Hitt, Secretary of Commerce.
“Spartanburg County is pleased to welcome Amazon as it represents
another investment by a global company that realizes we are a
pro-business community. We are especially thankful to our partners,
including Duke Energy, AdvanceSC, Spartanburg County CTC Committee,
Piedmont Natural Gas, our workforce professionals, Johnson Development
Associates, the Economic Futures Group investors and staff, Spartanburg
County staff, and the S.C. Department of Commerce. All were vital to
making this project possible,” said David Britt, Economic Recruitment
Committee of Spartanburg County chairman and Economic Futures Group
Board member.
Amazon plans to begin hiring for the new fulfillment center later this
year and the facility is expected to be operational this fall. Amazon
Fulfillment Centers in South Carolina are operated by Amazon.com.dedc
LLC.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle,
opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's
Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most
customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything
they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the
lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of
unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books;
Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home
& Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health &
Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web
Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end
technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any
type of business. The new latest generation Kindle is the lightest, most
compact Kindle ever and features the same 6-inch, most advanced
electronic ink display that reads like real paper even in bright
sunlight. Kindle Touch is a new addition to the Kindle family with an
easy-to-use touch screen that makes it easier than ever to turn pages,
search, shop, and take notes - still with all the benefits of the most
advanced electronic ink display. Kindle Touch 3G is the top of the line
e-reader and offers the same new design and features of Kindle Touch,
with the unparalleled added convenience of free 3G. Kindle Fire is the
Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games and
web browsing with all the content, free storage in the Amazon Cloud,
Whispersync, Amazon Silk (Amazon's new revolutionary cloud-accelerated
web browser), vibrant color touch screen, and powerful dual-core
processor.
Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com,
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.amazon.de,
www.amazon.co.jp,
www.amazon.fr,
www.amazon.ca,
www.amazon.cn,
www.amazon.it,
and www.amazon.es.
As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include
Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services and
technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international
expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center
optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and
strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption,
inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More
information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's
financial results is included in Amazon.com's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
About S.C. Department of Commerce
As South Carolina’s leading economic development agency, the
Department of Commerce works to recruit new businesses and help existing
businesses grow. In 2011, Commerce won the Gold Shovel Award and the
Deal of Year Award from Area Development magazine. Commerce has been
part of recruiting world-class companies to South Carolina such as
Boeing, Bridgestone, Continental, Monster.com, Heinz, ZF Group, BMW and
Google Inc. Commerce also supports small and existing business, rural
development initiatives and offers grants for community development. For
more information, visit www.SCcommerce.com.
Source: Amazon.com, Inc.
SCDOC
Amy Love, 803.737.1998
or
Amazon Media Hotline,
206.266.7180
