New 1 million-square-foot facility to be located in Tracy, California
TRACY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2013--
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a new 1
million-square-foot, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Tracy,
California. The company will create hundreds of full-time jobs with
benefits at the site.
“I am honored and pleased that Amazon recognizes our streamlined
business development efforts, prime location and resources available to
meet the demands of their fulfillment center,” said city of Tracy Mayor
Brent H. Ives. “Amazon is a wonderful addition to our economic base and
will provide hundreds of jobs for residents of Tracy.”
Amazon opened its first fulfillment center in California, located in San
Bernardino, in October 2012. During the San Bernardino site opening,
Amazon donated $25,000 to local nonprofits and announced it had brought
700 jobs to the community. The company is also building a site in
Patterson that is expected to open in summer of 2013.
“This latest development in Tracy not only represents good jobs coming
to the region but California’s strong partnership with Amazon,” said
Kish Rajan, Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic
Development. “This third new distribution center marks a commitment by
Amazon of over 1,000 California jobs in the last year alone. We look
forward to continuing our relationship with this world leading brand and
hope to build more opportunities for Californians in the future.”
At the Tracy facility, Amazon employees will engage with high-end
technology while fulfilling customer orders. Amazon fulfillment
center jobs pay on average 30 percent more than traditional retail jobs
and that doesn't even include the stock grants that full-time employees
receive, which over the past five years have added an average of 9
percent to base pay annually. Amazon offers full-time benefits including
healthcare.
“We are grateful to be members of the California business community and
to employ so many hardworking and skilled Californians,” said Mike Roth,
vice president of Amazon’s North American operations. “We are excited to
be growing in the state and to be creating hundreds of full-time
positions in Tracy.”
“We are jubilant with the announcement that Amazon has chosen Tracy in
San Joaquin County for the location of a major investment in a state of
the art automated technology fulfillment center,” said Mike Ammann, CEO
of San Joaquin Partnership.
Prologis, a leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real
estate, is building the site.
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. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever
constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented
built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long
battery life, and a thin and light design. The new latest generation
Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now features new, improved
fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom
high-definition display, exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo
speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with dual-band support,
dual-antennas and MIMO for faster streaming and downloads, enough
storage for HD content, and the latest generation processor and graphics
engine—and it is available in two display sizes—7” and 8.9”. The
large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available with 4G wireless, and
comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G LTE data package. The
all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster processor, 40% faster
performance, twice the memory, and longer battery life.
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and www.amazon.com.br.
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.
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