Amazon expands its growing Chicago-based fulfillment services

To uphold its reputation of providing the fastest possible delivery to its shoppers, Amazon is preparing to open a new fulfillment center in Monee, Ill. This is the third warehouse planned for the suburbs of Chicago.



The 850,000-plus-sq.-ft. facility will facilitate the picking, packing and shipping of small items, such as books, electronics and consumer goods.



Amazon is synonymous with establishing fulfillment centers in close proximity to customers to expedite deliveries. The intensifying online ordering growth in Illinois “is directly tied to our increasing customer demand,” said Akash Chauhan, VP of Amazon’s North America Operations. “Illinois is a great state to do business, and we are happy to be expanding there to serve customers.”



The online retailer did not reveal when the new fulfillment center would open for business. While it also did not specify the number of jobs the facility would produce, a company statement reported that Amazon plans to hire “hundreds and hundreds of employees.”