Amazon to open new fulfillment center

SEATTLE Amazon.com today announced that it plans to open a new fulfillment center in Phoenix, Ariz., during the third quarter of 2007. The new facility will be approximately 600,000 square feet, making it one of the larger Amazon fulfillment centers in North America. The new facility will create up to 300 full-time positions this year, with an additional 1,000 - 1,300 temporary jobs during the 2007 holiday season, the company reported

According to Amazon, the facility will fulfill orders for products from Amazon's media categories, which include books, DVD, music and software.

"As we continue to expand selection for customers across all product categories, we need additional capacity to accommodate current and future demand," said Prashant Bhat, general manager for the Phoenix site. "Our new Phoenix facility will enable us to stock more of the titles our customers want, enabling us to get them their products even faster."