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Have you ever wondered how your packages get to you so quickly? With Amazon Tours, you can go behind the scenes to meet the people and see the innovation behind Amazon’s speedy delivery.

There is a lot to explore, so wear your walking shoes. Amazon’s buildings can stretch almost 1 million square metres in size, and they hold an average of 4 million products for sale. On the tour, you’ll learn how we use cutting-edge robotics technology to move millions of items every day.

“Being a tour guide makes me feel proud and gives me a sense of accomplishment!” said Pau Porta Poveda, an Amazon tour guide based in Dartford, England. “I love being able to welcome our visitors and family members to our ‘home’.”

Every tour lasts approximately one hour and features overviews of key processes and technology, safety and wellness innovations, Amazon’s peculiar culture, and a Q&A session. The tours are also supported by Amazon leadership.

Robert Kowalik, Amazon’s Vice President of Operations for North America, said, “I’m extremely excited for more communities to see how we make the Amazon magic happen. Amazon is an exciting place to have a career. Tours allow us to share some of that excitement with our customers.”

Tours are opening in new buildings all the time, so check amazontours.com to see if one is available in your area. In-person tours are now available in over 30 new locations across the U.S., Canada, the UK, Italy, and Germany.

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Starting next month the guided tours last around one hour and are open to anyone over the age of six

• 14:30, 27 MAR 2018
• Updated 16:29, 27 MAR 2018

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Online retail giant Amazon is opening its doors to Mancunians - to show off the latest robotic technology.

The public tours, which are the first of their kind in the UK, will give access to the fulfillment centre equipped with the latest digital machinery.

Starting next month the guided tours last around one hour and are open to anyone over the age of six.

Amazon kicked off the stunt by inviting more than 80 children from local primary and secondary schools into its Manchester centre in Wythenshawe.

Pupils got a behind-the-scenes look at the fulfilment centre, which employs more than 1,200 permanent staff.

On the tour, they saw how Amazon stores, picks and packs products that are shipped from Manchester to customers around the world.

The Manchester fulfilment centre is the same size as 3.5 football pitches and holds millions of products from books and toys – to kettles, toasters and computers.

Neil Travis at the Manchester Fulfilment Centre, said: “We’re extremely proud of the efforts of everyone who works in our fulfilment centres and opening Manchester up to these tours is the perfect way to recognise all of their achievements.

"We’re especially thrilled to share some of the exciting things we do here in Manchester to deliver a high quality of service to our customers and look forward to welcoming people through our doors in the coming months – not least the mesmerizing robotics which move and lift products through the fulfilment centre.”

It comes after criticism of working practises elsewhere at Amazon, including an undercover report from the Sunday Mirror last year at the online shopping giant's warehouse in Essex.

Amazon, which celebrates its 20 birthday in the UK this year, has a history of developing and introducing cutting-edge technology into fulfilment centres.

The robots slide under a tower of shelves where products are stowed, lift it and move it through the centre.

Tens of thousands of the products stored at Amazon in Manchester belong to small businesses selling on Amazon Marketplace who use Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) to fulfil orders to customers across Europe.

Mike Kane MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East said: “Jobs in the digital and tech sector are growing rapidly here in Greater Manchester.

"Amazon’s tours are a great way of reaching out to children and young people locally and showing them the opportunities that exist.

"It’s important that businesses open their doors to inspire and engage our future generations and I am pleased that Amazon are playing their part.”

The Manchester fulfilment centre is the fourth site in the UK to offer public tours – but the first that is equipped with Amazon Robotics technology.

Manchester joins Amazon buildings in Hemel Hempstead, Dunfermline in Scotland, and Rugeley in Staffordshire where tours have been taking place since 2015. Since launch, more than 6,000 people have been on a public tour in the UK.

Members of the public can sign up at http://uk.amazonfctours.com/ for free tours of the Manchester site, with the first taking place at the beginning of April.

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Amazon has over a million employees around the world, working tirelessly to help its numerous sellers fulfill orders around the globe.With a growing list of  Amazon fulfillment center locations in the United States and around  the world, the company’s FBA has only gotten more efficient.

 Now, it’s even easier to find an ideal location for fulfillment and to get your products into the hands of customers even more quickly.

How many Amazon Fulfillment Centers are there?

Amazon operates over 185 fulfillment centers around the world. These are spread out across North America, Europe, Asia, and other continents, giving them a presence in many major global markets. Specifically, they have facilities in over 16 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, and India, to name a few.

Projections for future locations are not always readily available, as Amazon’s expansion plans are typically kept private until officially announced. However, the company’s continuous growth and commitment to offering prime shipping and other rapid delivery options suggest they will continue to open new fulfillment centers in strategic locations.

How does Amazon select potential fulfillment center locations?

Amazon’s approach to selecting fulfillment center locations is strategic and based on several factors:

• Population Density: Amazon typically places fulfillment centers near heavily populated areas to ensure quick delivery to a large number of customers.
• Proximity to Suppliers: Being closer to manufacturers and suppliers can reduce transportation costs and times.
• Transportation Networks: A good road, rail, and sometimes port infrastructure is crucial for quick transportation of goods.
• Economic Incentives: Sometimes local governments offer tax breaks or other incentives to attract Amazon’s investment in their community.

How does Amazon assign me a fulfillment center?

When you become a seller on Amazon and decide to use their Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) service, Amazon determines which fulfillment center your inventory should go to based on several factors:

• Product Category: Certain centers might specialize in particular categories, like apparel or electronics.
• Storage Space: If a particular fulfillment center is nearing its storage capacity, Amazon might direct your inventory to another location.
• Proximity to Warehouse: Often, Amazon will try to store your inventory in a warehouse that’s closer to your business location to reduce shipping times and costs for inbound inventory.

What do the Amazon center’s codes mean? Each Amazon fulfillment center is assigned a unique code. This code is often linked to the nearest major airport. For example, an Amazon fulfillment center located near the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport might have the code DFW1. Using these codes, sellers can quickly identify where their inventory is located, and it also helps Amazon manage logistics efficiently.

What are the various types of Amazon fulfillment centers and warehouses?

• Fulfillment Centers: These are the heart of Amazon’s network. Here, products are received, stored, picked, packed, and shipped to the end customer.
• Specialty Centers: These facilities focus on handling specific categories of items, like apparel, oversized items, or hazardous materials.
• Sortation Centers: After items are picked and packed at a fulfillment center, they might be sent to a sortation center. Here, packages are sorted and consolidated for delivery to specific regions.
• Receiving Centers: These facilities primarily handle inventory intake. Sellers send their products here, and after intake, they are then sent to the appropriate fulfillment center.

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#PHX5 – 16920 W. Commerce Dr, Goodyear, AZ, 85338

#AZA5 – 6000 W Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ 85043

​#PHX3 – 6835 W. Buckeye Rd, Phoenix, AZ, 85043

#PHX6 – 4750 W. Mohave St, Phoenix, AZ, 85043

#PHX7 & PHX8 – 800 N. 75th Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85043

#SAZ1 – 3333 S 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85040-1182

#TFC1 – 5050 W. Mohave St, Phoenix, AZ 85043

#TUS1 – 533 W Lower Buckeye Rd, Phoenix, Arizona, 85043

#UAZ1 – 500 S 48th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034

#PHX9 – 777 S 79th Ave, Tolleson, Arizona, 85353

#TUS2 – 6701 S. Kolb Rd, Tucson, AZ 85756

#GYR1 – 580 South 143rd Avenue, Goodyear, AZ 85338

#GYR3 – 8181 W Roosevelt St., Phoenix, AZ 85043

#PHX8 – 800 N. 75th Ave Phoenix, AZ, 85043

#VAZ1 – 3333 S 7th St., Phoenix, AZ 85040

#DLR1 – 1920 N Locust St, North Little Rock, AR 72114

#LIT1 – 7001 Zeuber Rd, Little Rock, AR 72206

#LIT2 – 13001 US-70, North Little Rock, AR 72117

#BFL1 – 1601 Petrol Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93308

#PSP1 – 1010 West Fourth St, Beaumont, CA 92223

#DCA2 – 5250 Goodman Rd, Eastvale, CA 91752

#LGB3 – 4590 Goodman Way, Building 1, Eastvale, CA 91752

#SNA6/SNA9/DCA2 – 5250 Goodman Rd, Eastvale, CA 92880

#LAX9 – 11263 Oleander Ave, Building 1, Fontana, CA 92337

#FAT1 – 3575 S Orange Ave, Fresno, CA 93725

#LGB1 – 2417 E. Carson St, Long Beach, CA 90810

#SCK3 – 3565 N Airport Way, Manteca, CA 95336

#ONT6/HLA3 – 24208 San Michele Rd, Moreno Valley, CA 92551

#LGB4 – 27517 Pioneer Ave, Redlands, CA 92374

#ONT9 – 2125 W. San Bernardino Ave, Redlands, CA 92374 

#LGB6 – 20901 Krameria Ave, Riverside, CA 92518

#LGB7 – 1660 N. Locust Ave, Rialto, CA 92376 

#SNA4 – 2496 W Walnut St, Rialto, CA 92376-3009

#OAK3 – 255 Park Center Dr, Patterson, CA 95363

#LGB9 – 4375 N Perris Blvd, Perris, CA 92571

#SMF1 – 4900 W Elkhorn Blvd, Metro Air Park, Sacramento, CA 95835

#ONT2/3/4/7 – 1910 & 2020 E Central Ave. San Bernardino, CA 92408

#PCA2 – 1650 East Central Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92408

#SNA7/SNA8/LGB5/KRB1 – 555 East Orange Show Rd, San Bernardino, CA 92408

#SCK1 – 4611 Newcastle Rd, Stockton, CA 95215

#SMF3 – 4723 S B St, Stockton, CA 95215

#XUSD – 1909 Zephyr St, Stockton, CA 95206

#DPS3 – 2405 Conejo Spectrum St, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

#OAK4/OAK6 – 1555 N. Chrisman Rd, Tracy, CA 95304

#PCA1 – 1565 N MacArthur Dr, Tracy, CA 95376

#SJC7 – 188 Mountain House Pkwy, Tracy, CA 95391

#DDV5 2889 Himalaya Dr, Aurora, CO 80011

#DEN2 – 24006 E. 19th Ave, Aurora, CO 80019

#DEN5 – 19799 E 36th Dr, Aurora, CO 80011

#DCS3 – 4303 Grinnell Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80925

#DEN3 – 14601 Grant St, Thornton, CO 80023

Connecticut

#BDL1 –  801 Day Hill Road Windsor, CT 06095

#BDL3 – 415 Washington Ave, Building 3, North Haven, CT 06473

#BDL2 – 200 Old Iron Ore Rd, Windsor, CT 06095

#BDL4 – 1221 Kennedy Rd, Windsor, CT 06095

#BDL5 – 29 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492

#PHL7/PHL9 – 560 Merrimac Ave, Middletown, DE 19709

#PHL8 – 727 N. Broad St, Middletown, DE 19709

#PHL1 – 1 Centerpoint Blvd, New Castle, DE 19720

#PHL3 – 1600 Johnson Way, New Castle, DE 19720

#MCO5 – 305 Deen Still Rd, Davenport, FL 33897

#MCO9 – 2841 Access Rd, Davenport, FL 33897

#JAX2 – 12900 Pecan Park Rd, Jacksonville, FL  32218

#JAX3 – 13333 103rd St, Cecil Commerce Center, Jacksonville, FL 32221

#JAX5 – 4948 Bulls Bay Hwy, Jacksonville, FL 32219

#TPA2/#LAL1 – 1760 County Line Rd, Lakeland, FL, 33811

#MIA1– 14000 NW 37th Ave, Opa Locka, FL 33054

#MCO1– 12340 Boggy Creek Rd, Orlando, FL 32824

#UFL4/SFL1 – 7469 Kingspointe Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32819

#TPA1 – 3350 Laurel Ridge Ave, Ruskin, FL 33570

#PGA1 – 6200 Fulton Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30336

#MGE1/MGE7 – 650 Broadway Ave, Braselton, GA 30517

#ATL6 – 4200 N Commerce Dr, East Point, GA 30344

#MGE3 – 808 Hog Mountain Rd, Building F, Jefferson, GA, 30549

#ATL8 – 2201 Thornton Rd, Lithia Springs, GA 30122

#SAV3 – 7001 Skipper Rd, Macon, GA 31216

#ATL2 – 2255 W Park Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087

#ATL7 – 6855 Shannon Pkwy S, Union City, GA 30291 

#MDW9 – 2865 Duke Pkwy, Aurora, IL 60502

#ORD2 – 23714 W Amoco Rd, Channahon, IL 60410

#ORD9 – 23700 W Bluff Rd Bldg A, Channahon, IL 60410

#MDW5 – 16825 Churnovic Ln, Crest Hill, IL 60435

#STL4– 3050 Gateway Commerce Center Dr S, Edwardsville, IL

#STL6/STL7/HLU1– 3931 Lakeview Corporate Dr, Edwardsville, IL 62025

#MDW4 – 250 or 201 Emerald Dr, Joliet, IL 60433 

#PIL1 – 801 Midpoint Rd, Minooka, Illinois 60047

#MDW7 – 6605 or 6521 W Monee Manhattan Rd, Monee, IL 60449

#MDW6 – 1125 W Remington Blvd, Romeoville, IL 60446

#DIL7 – 3601 Howard St, Skokie, IL 60076

#MDW8 – 1750 Bridge Dr, Waukegan, IL 60085

#HMW1 – 30260 Graaskamp Blvd, Wilmington, IL 60481

#IND9 – 2140 Stacie’s Way, Greenwood, IN 46143

#IND4/IND8 – 710 South Girls School Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46214

#IND7 – 9101 Orly Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46241

#PIN1 – 6161 Decatur Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46241

#DIN1 – 5850 W 80th St, Indianapolis, IN 46278

#SDF8 – 900 Patrol Rd, Jeffersonville, IN 47130

#IND2/#IND3 – 715 Airtech Pkwy, Plainfield, IN 46168

#IND5 – 800 S Perry Rd Plainfield, IN 46168

#DIN3 – #200, 5545 Chet Waggoner Ct, South Bend, IN 46628

#XUSE – 5100 S Indianapolis Rd, Whitestown, IN 46075

#IND1 – 4255 Anson Blvd, Whitestown, IN 46075

#DSM5 – 500 SW 32nd St, Bondurant, IN 50009

#MKC4 – 19645 Waverly Rd, Edgerton, KS 66021

#MKC6 – 6925 Riverview Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102

#MCI5 – 16851 W 113th St, Lenexa, KS 66219

#SDF1 – 1105 S Columbia Ave, Campbellsville, KY 42718

#IVSA – 4620 Olympic Blvd, Erlanger, KY 41018

#CVG8 – 7968 Kentucky Dr, Suites 2-3, Florence, KY 41042

#CVG1 – 1155 Worldwide Blvd, Hebron, KY 41048

#CVG2 – 1600 Worldwide Blvd, Hebron, KY 41048 

#CVG3 – 3680 Langley Dr, Hebron, KY 41048

#IVSB/#HCN1 – LogistiCenter 275 #2, 3521 Point Pleasant Rd, Hebron, KY 41048

#LEX1/LEX3 – 1850 Mercer Rd, Lexington, KY 40511

#LEX2 – 172 Trade St, Lexington, Kentucky, 40511

#SDF2 – 4360 Robards Ln, Louisville, KY 40218

#SDF4 – 376 Zappos.com Blvd, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

#SDF6 – 271 Omega Pkwy, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

#SDF7 – 300 Omicron Ct, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

#SDF9 – 100 W. Thomas P. Echols Lane, Shepherdsville, KY 40165

#HBA1 – 1100 Woodley Rd, Aberdeen, MD 21001

#BWI2 – 2010 Broening Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21224

#HSE1 – 13905 Crayton Blvd, Hagerstown, MD 21742

#MDT2 – 600 Principio Pkwy West, North East, MD 21901

#DCA1 – 1700 Sparrows Point Blvd, Sparrows Point, MD 21219

Massachusetts

#DBO2 – 500 Sprague St, Dedham, MA 02026

#BOS7 – 1180 Innovation Way, Fall River, MA 02722

#BOS5 – 1000 Technology Center Dr, Stoughton, MA 02072

#DTW5 – 19991 Brownstown Center Dr, Brownstown Charter Township, MI 48183

#GRR1 – 4500 68th St. SE, Caledonia, MI 49316

#DET1 – 39000 Amrhein Rd, Livonia, MI 48150

#DTW1 – 32801 Ecorse Rd, Romulus, MI 48174

#DET2 – 50500 Mound Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48317

#MSP9 – 9001 Wyoming Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

#MSP1 – 2601 4th Ave E, Shakopee, MN 55379

Mississippi

#MEM2 – 191 Norfolk Southern Way, Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park, Byhalia, MS 38611

#MEM6 – 11505 Progress Way, Olive Branch, MS 38654

#DLI1 – Hazelwood, MO 63042

#STL8 – 4000 Premier Pkwy, St. Peters, MO 63376

#LAS1 – 12300 Bermuda Rd, Henderson, NV 89044

#LAS2 – 3837 Bay Lake Trail Suite 115, North Las Vegas, NV 89030

#LAS6 – 4550 Nexus Way, North Las Vegas, NV 89115

#LAS7 – 6001 E. Tropical Pkwy, North Las Vegas, NV 89115

#RNO4 – 8000 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89506

#RNO3 – 555 Milan Dr, Sparks, NV 89434

New Hampshire

#BOS1 – 10 State St Nashua, NH 03063

#EWR6/EWR7 – 275 Omar Ave, Avenel, NJ 07001

#ACY2 – 1101 E. Pearl St, Burlington, NJ 08016

#EWR9 & #LGA6 – 8003 Industrial Ave. Carteret, NJ 07008

#LGA7 – 380 Middlesex Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008

#TEB6 – 22 Hightstown-Cranbury Station Rd, Cranbury, NJ 08512

#LGA9 – 2170 State Route 27, Edison, NJ 08817

#TEB3 – 2651 Oldmans Creek Rd, Logan Township, NJ 08085

#EWR1 –  50 New Canton Way Robbinsville, NJ 08691

#EWR4 – 50 New Canton Way, Robbinsville, NJ 08691

#EWR8 – 698 Route 46 West, Teterboro, NJ 07608

#ACY1 – 240 Mantua Grove Rd, West Deptford, NJ 08066

#BUF5– 4201 Walden Ave, Lancaster, NY 14086

#SYR1 – 7211 Morgan Rd, Liverpool, NY 13090

#JFK8/DYY6 – 546 Gulf Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314

North Carolina

#CLT4 – 8000 Tuckaseegee Rd, Charlotte, NC 28214

#CLT9 – 3620 Reeves Ridge Dr, Charlotte, NC 28214

#CLT3 –  6500 Davidson Hwy 2532, Concord, NC 28027

#CTL5 – 1745 Derita Rd, Concord, NC 28027

#RDU5 – 1805 TW Alexander Dr, Durham, NC 27703

#RDU1 – 4851 Jones Sausage Rd, Garner, NC 27529

#GSO1 – 1656 Snow Bridge Ln, Kernersville, NC 27284

#AKC1 – 2450 Romig Rd, Akron, OH 44320

#CMH1 – 11903 National Rd SW, Etna, OH 43062

#CLE3 – 1155 Babbitt Rd, Euclid, OH 44132

#CMH6/HCM1 – 3538 TradePort Ct, Building 2, Lockbourne, OH 43137

#CMH3 – 700 Gateway Blvd, Monroe, OH 45050

#CLE2 – 21500 Emery Rd, North Randall, OH 44128

#CMH2 – 6050 Gateway Ct, Obetz, OH 43125

#POH1 – 3880 Groveport Rd, Obetz, OH 43207

#CLE5 – 8685 Independence Pkwy, Twinsburg, OH 44087

#CMH4 – 1550 W Main St, West Jefferson, OH 43162

#OKC1 – 9201 S. Portland Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73159

#DOK1 – 4401C E Hefner Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73131

#OKC5 – 1414 S Council Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 73179

#TUL2 – 11920 E 43rd St N, Tulsa, OK 74116

#PDX5 – 5647 NE Huffman St, Hillsboro, OR 97124

#PDX6/HPD1 – 15000 N Lombard St, Multnomah, Portland, OR 97203

#PDX7 – 4775 Depot Ct SE, Salem, OR 97317

#PDX9 – 1250 NW Swigert Way, Troutdale, OR 97060

Pennsylvania

#ABE1/ABE2 – 705 Boulder Dr, Breinigsville, PA 18031

#ABE3 – 650 Boulder Dr, Breinigsville, PA 18031

#MDT1 – 2 Ames Dr, Carlisle, PA 17015

#PHL4 – 21 Roadway Dr, Carlisle, PA 17015

#PHL6 – 675 Allen Rd, Carlisle, PA 17015

#XUSC – 40 Logistics Dr, Carlisle, PA 17013 

#ABE4 – 1610 Van Buren Rd, Easton, PA 18045

#AVP2/AVP3 – 298 1st Ave, Gouldsboro, PA 18424

#ABE5 – 6455 Allentown Blvd, Harrisburg, PA 17112

#AVP1 – 550 Oak Ridge Rd, Hazleton, PA 18202

#PIT2 – 1200 Westport Rd, Imperial, PA 15126

#PHL5 – 500 McCarthy Dr, Lewisberry, PA 17339

#PPA1 – 545 Oak Hill Rd, Mountaintop, PA 18707

#PIT5 – 2250 Roswell Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205

#AVP6 – 1 Commerce Rd, Pittston, PA 18640

#AVP8 – 250 Enterprise Way, Pittston, PA 18640

#DPP1 – 501 North Dr, Sewickley, PA 15143

South Carolina

#GSP1 – 402 John Dodd Rd, Spartanburg, SC 29303

#CAE1 – 4400 12th St Extension, West Columbia, SC 29172

#CHA1 – 7200 Discovery Dr Chattanooga, TN 37421 – Hamilton County

#CHA2 – 225 Infinity Dr NW, Charleston, TN 37310 – Bradley County

#BNA1 – 14840 Central Pike, Lebanon, TN 37090 – Wilson County

#BNA2 – 500 Duke Dr, Lebanon, TN 37090 – Wilson County

#MEM5 – 5155 Citation Dr, Memphis, TN 38118

#BNA3 – 2020 Joe B Jackson Pkwy, Murfreesboro, TN 37127

#BNA5 – 50 Airways Blvd, Nashville, TN 37217

#STN1 – 10 Dell Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37217

#DNA1 – 2813 Brick Church Pike, Nashville, TN 37207

#STX2 – 1625 Hutton Dr, Carrollton, TX 75006

#DFW6 – 940 W Bethel Rd Coppell, TX 75019

#FTW2/HDA1 – 2701 W Bethel Rd, Coppell, TX

#FTW6 – 2601 W Bethel Rd, Grapevine (Coppell), TX 75261

#FTW7/FTW9 – 944 W. Sandy Lake Rd, Coppell, TX 75019

#DDA8 – 8901 Forney Rd, Dallas, TX 75227

#DFW1 & DFW8 – 2700 Regent Blvd, Dallas, TX 75261

#DAL3 – 1301 Chalk Hill Rd, Dallas, TX 75211

#FTW8 – 3351 Balmorhea Dr. Dallas, TX 75241

#IAH1 – 9155 Southlink Dr, Dallas, TX 75241

#DFW7 – 700 Westport Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177

#FTW3/FTW4 – 15201 Heritage Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177

#XUSB – 14900 Frye Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76155

#DDA2 – 3838 W Miller Rd, Garland, TX 75041

#HOU2 – 10550 Ella St, Houston, TX 77038

#DAL2 – 2601 S Airfield Dr, Irving, TX 75038

#HOU3 – 31819 Highway Blvd, Katy, TX 77493

#PTX1 – 2101 Danieldale Rd, Lancaster, TX 75134

#SAT2 – 1401 E McCarty Ln, San Marcos, TX 78666

#SAT1 – 6000 Enterprise Ave, Schertz, TX 78154

#DAL9 – 1400 Southport Pkwy, Wilmer, TX 75172

#SLC1 – 777 N 5600 W, Salt Lake City, UT 8411

#SLC2 – 6802 W Old Bingham Hwy, West Jordan, UT 84081

#SLC3/HSL1 – 355 N John Glenn Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84116

#SLC4 – 770 South Gladiola, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84104

#RIC5 – 11600 N Lakeridge Pkwy, Ashland, VA 23005

#RIC2 – 1901 Meadowville Technology Pkwy Chester, VA 23836

#BWI4 – 165 Business Blvd, Clear Brook, VA  22624

#RIC1 – 5000 Commerce Way, Petersburg, VA 23803

#KRB2 – 7000 Hardware Dr, Prince George, VA 23875

#RIC3/#HRC1 – 4949 Commerce Rd, Richmond, VA 23234

#HDC1 – 6885 Commercial Dr, Springfield, VA 22151

#BWI1 – 45121 Global Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166

#DDC4 – 44301 Mercure Cir, Sterling, VA 20166

#DSE4 – 6611 Associated Blvd, Everett, WA 98203

#BFI3 – 2700 Center Dr, Dupont, WA 98327

#BFI4 – 21005 64th St, Kent, WA 98032

#BFI5 – 20526 59th Pl S, Kent, WA 98032

#BFI6 – 20202 84th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032

#SEA6/#SEA8 – 1227 124th Ave, Northeast Bellevue, WA, 98005

#PWA1 – 2309 Milwaukee Way, Tacoma, WA 98421

#BFI8 – 20529 24th Ave S, SeaTac, WA 98198

#GEG1 – 10010 W Geiger Blvd, Spokane, WA 99224

#BFI1 – 1800 140th Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390

#DES7 – Sumner, WA 98390

#BFI7 – 1901 140th Ave E, Sumner, WA 98390

#MKE1 – 3501 120th Ave. Kenosha, WI, 53144

#DML1 – 3935 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53215

#MKE2 – 9700 South 13th St, Oak Creek, Wisconsin 53154 – Milwaukee County

Amazon Fulfillment Center Locations in Canada

#YVR2 – 450 Derwent Pl, Delta, British Columbia V3M 5Y9

#YVR4 – 4189 Salish Sea Way, Tsawwassen (Delta), British Columbia V4M 0B9

#YYZ1 – 6363 Millcreek Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1L8

#YYZ2 – 2750 Peddie Rd, Milton, Ontario L9T 6Y9

#YYZ3 – 7995 Winston Churchill Blvd, Brampton, Ontario L6Y 0B2

#YYZ4/#YYZ6 – 8050 Heritage Rd, Brampton, Ontario L6Y 0C9

#YYZ7 – 12724 Coleraine Dr, Caledon (Bolton), Ontario L7E 4L8

#PRTO – 6110 Cantay Rd, Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3W

#YOW1 – 5225 Boundary Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K4N 1P6

#YYZ9 – 900 Passmore Ave, Scarborough, ON M1X 0A1

#YUL2 – 3000 Rue Louis A Amos, Lachine, QC H8T 3P8

Amazon Fulfillment Center Locations in the UK

#LTN1 – Marston Gate Fulfillment Centre, MK43 0ZA Ridgmont, Bedfordshire, UK

#XUKK – Kuehne & Nagel, Merlin Park II, Wood Lane, B249QJ Birmingham, UK

#XUKA – Aston Lane North, Whitehouse Industrial Estate, WA7 3BN Runcorn, Cheshire, UK

#BHX2 – Robson Way, LE67 1GQ Ellistown, Coalville, UK

#XUKD – Unit A Daventry Distribution Centre, Royal Oak Way North, NN11 8LR Daventry, UK

#LBA1 – Unit 1, Balby Carr Bank, DN4 5JS Balby, Doncaster, UK

#LBA3 – Unit 3, Water Vole Way, DN4 5JP Balby, Doncaster, UK

#LBA2 – Unit 1, Iport Avenue, DN11 0BG New Rossington, Doncaster, UK

#EDI4 – Amazon Way, KY11 8XT Dunfermline, UK

#LTN4 – Unit DC1 (Prologis) Boscombe Road, LU5 4FE Dunstable, UK

#LTN2 – Boundary Way, HP2 7LF Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK

#GLA1 – 2 Cloch Road, Faulds Park, PA19 1BQ Gourock, Inverclyde, UK

#LCY1 – Unit B Prologis Park, Twelvetrees Crescent, E3 3JG London, UK

#MAN1 – 6 Sunbank Lane, Airport City, M90 5AA Altrincham, Manchester, UK

#BHX3 – Amazon UK Services Ltd, Royal Oak Way North, NN118QL Daventry, Northamptonshire, UK

#EUK5 – Goods In, Phase Two, Kingston Park, Flaxley Road, PE2 9EN Peterborough, UK

#BHX1 – Towers Business Park, Power Station Road, WS15 1NZ Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK

#CWL1 – Ffordd Amazon, SA1 8QX, Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea, UK

#LCY2 – Amazon Distribution Depot, Unit 2, London Distribution Park, Windrush Road, RM18 7AN Tilbury, UK

#MAN2 – Omega Plot 7c, Orion Boulevard, WA5 3XA Great Sankey, Warrington, UK

#XUKC – Yusen Logistics UK Vendorflex, Rutherford Drive, Park Farm South, NN8 6AQ Wellingborough, UK

#BHX4 – Plot 1, Lyons Park, Coundon Wedge Drive, CV5 9FA Coventry, UK

Amazon Fulfillment Center Locations in Europe

Czech republic.

#PRG1 – Amazon Logistic Prague s.r.o, U Trati 216, 25261 Dobrovíz, CZ

#PRG2 – K Amazonu 245, 25261 Dobrovíz, CZ

#XFRE – 91-135 Rue du Brisson, 38290 Satolas-et-Bonce, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

#LYS1 – Distripôle Chalon, ZAC du Parc d’Activité du Val de Bourgogne,2 Tue Amazon Sevrey, 71100 Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy

#XFRG – ZAC Moulin, 101 Le Chemin de Poupry, 45410 Artenay, Centre-Val de Loire

#MRS1 – Building 2, Rue Joseph Garde, ZAC, Les Portes de Provence, 26200 Montélimar, Drôme

#BVA1 – 7 Rue des Indes Noirs, 80440 Boves, Somme, Hauts-de-france

#XFRF – Avenue Louis Renault, ZAC du Val Bréon, Bâtiment 3, 77610 Châtres, Île-de-France

#XFRH – 900 Rue Denis Papin, 77550 Moissy-Cramayel, Île-de-France

#ORY1 – Pôle 45, 1401 Rue du Champ Rouge, 45770 Saran, Loiret

#LIL1 – Parc logistique de Lauwin-Planque 1, Rue Amazon Douai, 59553 Lauwin-Planque, Norde-Pas-de-Calais

#FRA1 – Amazon Logistik GmbH, Am Schloß Eichhof 1, 36251 Bad Hersfeld

#FRA3 – Amazon Logistik GmbH, Amazonstraße 1 / Obere Kühnbach, 36251 Bad Hersfeld

#BER6 – Amazon Logistik AF München GmbH, Am Borsigturm 100, 13507 Berlin

#BER3 – Amazon Brieselang GmbH, Havellandstr. 5, 14656 Brieselang

#DTM2 – Amazon Logistik Dortmund GmbH, Kaltband Straße 4, 44145 Dortmund

#XDEU – DHL Solutions GmbH, Barentsstrasse 24, 53881 Euskirchen

#MUC3 – Amazon Distribution GmbH, Amazonstrasse 1 Zeppelinstrasse 2, 86836 Graben

#CGN1 – Amazon Koblenz GmbH, Amazonstrasse 1 / Industriepark A61, 56330 Kobern-Gondorf

#LEJ1 – Amazon Distribution GmbH, Amazonstrasse1, 04347 Leipzig

#LEJ2 – Amazon Distribution GmbH, Imaging Operations, Friedrichshafner Straße 72a, 04357 Leipzig

#XDES – Hermes Fulfilment GmbH Standort Löhne, Schillenbrink 6, 32584 Löhne

#XDET – Geodis Malsfeld NS 3PL, Bornwise 1, 34323 Mansfeld

#XDEB – DHL Logistik-Center Ludwigsau, Im Fuldatal 2, 36251 Ludwigsau OT Mecklar

#XDEI – Geodis Logistics Deutschland GmbH Niederlassung Hamburg, Bei der Lehmkuhle 2, 21629 Neu Wulmstorf-Mienenbüttel

#STR1 – Amazon Pforzheim GmbH, Amazonstraße 1 (A8 Exit 44 Pforzheim Nord direction Bretten), 75177 Pforzheim

#XDEH – Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG Betriebsstätte Rennerod, Industriegebiet Alsberg, 56477 Rennerod

#DUS2 – Amazon Fulfillment GmbH, Amazonstraße 1 / Alte Landstrasse, 47495 Rheinberg

#XDEJ – Baur Versand GmbH & Co KG, Siegfried-Lapawa-Straße 1, 96242 Sonnefeld

#EDE4 – Amazon Logistik Werne GmbH, Wahrbrink 25, 59368 Werne

#EDE5 – Amazon Logistik Werne GmbH, Wahrbrink 23, 59368 Werne

#DTM1 – Amazon Logistik Werne GmbH, Carl-Zeiss-Straße 3, 59368 Werne

#HAM2 – Amazon Logistik Winsen GmbH, Borgwardstraße 10, 21423 Winsen an der Luhe

#XITD – Amazon XITD – Geodis Logistics, Viale Maestri del Lavoro 990, 45031 Arquà Polesine

#MXP5 – Amazon EU Sarl c/o Amazon Italia Logistica Srl, Strada Dogana Po 2U, 29015 Castel San Giovanni

#XITC – Amazon XITC – Geodis Logistics SpA, Via Aldo Moro, 4, 20080 Francolino di Carpiano

#FCO1 – Amazon Italia Logistica S.R.L., Via della Meccanica, 4, 02032 Passo Corese

#TRN1 – Amazon Italia Logistica S.R.L., Strada Provinciale per Rondissone 90, 10037 Torrazza Piemonte, Italy

MXP3 – Amazon Italia Logistica S.R.L., Via Rita Levi Montalcini, 2, 13100 Vercelli

#KTW3 – Amazon Fulfillment, ul. Bojkowska 80, 44-141 Gliwice

#SZZ1 – Amazon Fulfillment sp. z o.o., Kolbaskowo 156, 72-001 Kolbaskowo

#POZ1 – Amazon Fulfillment, Poznanska 1d, 62-080 Sady

#KTW1 – Amazon Fulfillment sp. z o.o., Inwestycyjna 19, 41-208 Sosnowiec

#WRO1 – Amazon Fulfillment, Czekoladowa 1, 55-040 Bielany Wrocławskie

#WRO2 – Amazon Fulfillment, Logistyczna 6, 55-040 Bielany Wrocławskie

#WRO3 – Amazon Fulfillment, Czekoladowa 1, 55-040 Bielany Wrocławskie

#BCN1 – Amazon Fulfillment, S.L., Avinguda De les Garrigues 6-8, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona

#BCN3 – Amazon Fulfillment, S.L, Carrer Ferro, 12, 08755 Castellbisbal, Barcelona

XESA – XPO Logistics, Avenida Río Henares, 16, 19208 Alovera, Guadalajara

XESB – Avenida Del Río Henares, 19208 Alovera, Guadalajara

MAD4 – Amazon EU Sarl C/O Amazon Fulfillment, S.L, Avenida De Astronomía, 24, 28830 San Fernando De Henares, Madrid

MAD5 – Polígono Industrial Los Gavilanes, C. Severo Ochoa, 28, 28906 Getafe, Madrid

BCN2 – Amazon Fulfillment, S.L., Carrer De La Veranda, 22, 08107 Martorelles

XESC – Kuehne & Nagel Warehouse, Amazon Deliveries, Avenida de las Puntas, 10, 43120 Constantí, Tarragona

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I’ve spent 16 years working inside Amazon fulfillment centers. Here are some of the ways we support our employees.

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Over my 16-year tenure at Amazon, I've witnessed our operations network’s remarkable expansion to better serve the needs of both our employees and customers. Through the years, I’ve been lucky to meet, lead, and work with thousands of employees, walk the floor of hundreds of buildings, and help shape many of the things we do to support our teams and deliver for our customers. I often get asked questions from outside Amazon about what it’s like to work here, so I wanted to share my observations on one of my favorite topics, and something we focus a lot of time on across our network: creating a safe and supportive work environment for all employees.

As a company, we’ve been sharing information about our safety data and programs for several years (for example, you can read our 2023 safety performance and our industry-leading heat mitigation strategy ), but here’s a bit more about four ways we work to support our team.

1. Ensure performance expectations are transparent and fair

Like any business, we have performance expectations for all of our teams, but these expectations are based on multiple factors including the performance of the entire team, site wide. Our approach ensures everyone is on equal footing and their performance evaluation is insulated from things outside of employees’ control—like changes in the business, inventory, freight mix, or seasonal impacts . Our employees can see their own performance at any time and can talk to their manager if they’re having trouble finding the information. This way, if there is ever an instance where an employee may be struggling, we can work with them to understand their challenges, and provide them additional training or coaching to help them be successful.

2. Support each employee’s growth and development

We want Amazon to be a place where employees can build careers as well as a place where they can learn skills to succeed outside of Amazon. One of my favorite programs is Career Choice , which offers pre-paid tuition and skills training to our hourly employees. The program offers employees ways to start or finish their college degrees, earn a high school diploma, improve their language fluency, or earn an industry certification. We've seen employees use this program to work their way up to manager and site leadership ranks within Amazon, or to move outside the company into skilled roles with professional certifications, like long haul truck driving and robotics.

Career Choice is designed to support everyone’s individual journeys—whether they want to learn a new skill to advance within their current role or explore a career pivot . We've seen employees use this program to work their way up to manager and site leadership ranks within Amazon, or even to move outside the company into skilled roles with professional certifications, like long haul truck driving. For example, more than 28,000 Amazon employees have participated in the truck-driving training program, offered through Career Choice, to earn their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and successfully transition into a commercial driving role. In 2023, we also added several new benefit offerings, including a new emergency savings program and a financial assistance pilot program that helped save customer fulfillment and operations employees nearly $20 million—all available from day one of employment. Worldwide, nearly 200,000 Amazon employees have participated in Career Choice since it launched in 2012, with record participation last year, and I’ve heard members of our team say this is their favorite benefit we offer. It’s been so exciting and rewarding to see it grow and help change our employees’ careers for the better.

In addition to offering unique skills training like Career Choice, we also invest heavily in offering great pay and benefits, which we know are important parts of helping our team live healthy lives. Our full-time operations employees earn an average hourly wage of over $20.50 , and are provided with anytime access to earned pay; health, vision, and dental insurance from the first day on the job; a 401(k) with company match; up to 20 weeks of paid pregnancy/parental leave for birth parents (six weeks for eligible supporting parents); and Amazon’s Resources for Living program, a free benefit offering mental health and financial services and support for employees, their families, and their households.

3. Leverage technology to enhance employee safety and security

One thing I love most about Amazon is the fact that we’re constantly innovating, inventing, and investing to keep our team safe. From smaller technology advancements like height adjustable desks to improve ergonomics to first-of-its kind robotics , we’re always striving to help our employees work with ease—both physically and mentally.

Today, we have more than 750,000 robots across our worldwide operations supplementing our employees’ work and creating a safer environment—helping to alleviate physical tasks like walking longer distances or bending and twisting to pick up packages. For example, we recently deployed a new innovation we call Sequoia at a site in Texas. Sequoia is a newly-designed ergonomic workstation where containers are delivered to an employee so they can do even more of their work in their ergonomic “power zone” (the area between the shoulder and mid-thigh). We’re really excited to roll out Sequoia at other sites in our network because it helps minimize how often employees have to reach above their heads or squat down to pick customer orders, which helps prevent injuries.

Our robots also go beyond supporting employees in their current jobs—they create new kinds of job opportunities. Since we started introducing robotics to our sites, we’ve created more than 700 new job categories and hired hundreds of thousands of employees into these new roles. And to help our team take advantage of those opportunities, we’ve created skills training programs that teach employees how to train and fix robots—skills that they can use here or at other companies as they grow their careers.

Learn more about how robotics help improve safety across our operations

4. seek employee feedback to improve our operations.

We know a big part of supporting our team is creating a culture where every employee can express themselves comfortably and have their voice heard, and our employees’ feedback is one of the most effective ways to ensure we’re always improving. It’s why we provide a wide variety of feedback mechanisms , including anonymous options. One example is Dragonfly. This tool—available on employees’ devices and at site kiosks—lets them easily share safety concerns and suggestions, and site managers are immediately informed so they can take appropriate action. With over 1.1 million employees working in our operations, small safety process improvements can have a big impact at scale, and in 2023 alone, we successfully addressed more than 200,000 Dragonfly observations to help make our sites safer.

In addition to Dragonfly, every shift starts with a safety start-up meeting, employees can post comments, questions, or suggestions to our Voice of the Associate boards—which are answered directly by managers, and we leverage anonymous surveys to gather direct feedback.

These are just a few of the things I’ve seen, been lucky to help build, and take pride in across our operations. I want to extend a thank you to all the teams involved, and our employees who participate in these programs and give us feedback which makes us better every day.

If you’d like to meet some of our team and see inside one of our buildings, I encourage you to come and see for yourself —we offer tours to the public, and we’d love to see you there.

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Amazon debuts $400 million robotic warehouse in North Andover, biggest in the state

A facility on the site of an old telephone factory will employ 1,500 workers — and thousands more robots.

Amazon unveiled its largest facility in Massachusetts on Monday, a staggering five-story warehouse in North Andover with almost 4 million square feet of space to hold everything from books and DVDs to cans of soup.

The fulfillment center on the site of a former telephone company factory cost about $400 million to build and will employ 1,500 people, Amazon said. As big as 66 football fields, the facility has 12 miles of conveyor belts to handle hundreds of thousands of orders per day, the company said. It is also home to thousands of robots that help automate the movement of goods.

Though it opened in January, Amazon invited Governor Maura Healey and other state and local officials to a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday morning. North Andover approved the project in 2019 , after losing out on a bid to host Amazon’s HQ2 office campus, granting $27 million of property tax breaks for the warehouse over 10 years.

The facility is Amazon’s first highly automated warehouse in Massachusetts, Tye Brady, chief technologist for Amazon Robotics, told the Globe in an interview. Looking like a proud papa, Brady, who is based in Massachusetts, gave a Globe reporter a tour of the facility the day before the ribbon cutting. “It just showed up like a big baby bouncing boy,” Brady said with enthusiasm.

All of the North Andover robots are designed in-house and manufactured at one of two Amazon factories in Massachusetts. In fact, all of the 750,000 robots Amazon has deployed worldwide were built in Massachusetts, Brady said. (Amazon Robotics grew out of Amazon’s acquisition of North Reading-based Kiva Systems in 2012.)

“It’s applied robotics,” he said. “They’re not doing back flips or dances out there on the floor — I love those, I get it — but they’re doing the job of moving goods on time and very reliably.”

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The entire warehouse is designed to handle items that are no larger than 18-1/2 inches on a side — just right to fit in the common yellow plastic totes that are the blood vessels of the 21st-century logistics industry. The new warehouse is more than twice the size of Amazon’s Fall River facility that handles larger goods .

Brady explained that the facility employs three distinct types of robots, which are intended to take over menial, monotonous, and repetitive jobs.

On the first floor, workers unload cases of goods from trucks and unpack all of the items into yellow totes. The totes are then sent to one of the top four floors where items are stored.

On each storage floor, a vast central space is fenced off as the domain of Amazon’s Hercules robots — round, flat machines on wheels that zip under tall shelving pods filled with stored items. The robots move the shelving pods where they are needed. Each pod has four sides of shelves and each side has 30 or more cubbies holding different items.

Around the edges of the floor, workers at high-tech stations receive totes filled with items needing to be stored. As they lift goods from the tote, an optical scanner identifies each item. A Hercules robot brings a shelving pod to the worker’s station. The worker can place the item in any cubby on the pod that looks like it has enough room, while a Lidar sensor tracks exactly where the item ended up. Like an unimaginably complicated jigsaw puzzle, millions of items are distributed at random across thousands of shelving pods.

But the system knows where every item is. Between the time when a customer selects items on Amazon’s website and clicks to order the items for delivery, the company’s systems locate the items and calculate two ways to deliver them to the customer’s front door for redundancy, Brady said.

At other stations around the edges, workers conduct the process of fulfilling customer orders. Empty totes are filled with orders and returned to the first floor, where orders are packaged and shipped.

Once ready for shipping, the system of getting each package to the correct truck relies on two other Amazon robots. As packages flow along a conveyor belt, an automated arm dubbed Robin lifts up and scans packages one at a time and sets them down on a mobile robot called Pegasus. Each wheeled Pegasus robot then carries the package to a conveyor that will bring the package to the correct truck bay.

Amazon says the increased use of robotics improves safety and cuts down on worker injuries.

Gordon Burtch, a professor at Boston University Questrom School of Business who studies workplace automation, said studies have confirmed that Amazon’s robots reduce the number of severe injuries in the company’s facilities. But, he said, his research also has found an increase in less severe injuries from repetitive tasks.

“They are making the work safer for warehouse associates,” Burtch said. But, the warehouse workers among robots “are not only required to work more quickly, they also end up standing in one spot, performing the same monotonous task over and over. This combination of speed and repetition leads to more stress-based injuries among workers.”

The site of the North Andover warehouse was an AT&T telephone factory for decades , employing as many as 12,000 workers at its peak in the 1980s. After the breakup of the Bell system, the factory was owned by Lucent Technologies and made networking gear until it closed in 2008 .

Aaron Pressman can be reached at [email protected] . Follow him @ampressman .