US EditionFirst-of-Its-Kind Amazon Big-Box Store Coming to South Suburban Orland Park
The 230,000-square-foot store will combine groceries and online order fulfillment to enhance customer convenience with separate pickup areas, officials said.
- On January 22, 2026, Amazon won approval to build a roughly 230,000-square-foot big-box store on a 35-acre former bean field in Orland Park, Illinois, marking its largest physical store to date.
- With in-store traffic still dominant, Amazon seeks to capture physical shoppers by blending digital ordering with in-person grocery and household sales, as Census Bureau data shows more than 80% of U.S. retail sales occur in-store.
- Store plans emphasize separate customer and delivery access points, with about half the space selling groceries and the rest supporting order fulfillment; in-store kiosks aid ordering, and heavy purchases like 50-pound dog food bags have curbside loading.
- Orland Park's Board of Trustees approved the project this week and Mayor James Dodge said it will not be a warehouse, could boost sales tax revenue, and the village offers no financial incentives.
- The footprint would outsize a typical Walmart or nearly two Targets, but Amazon's prior retail setbacks, including closing more than half its Amazon Go locations, fuel local skepticism.
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E-commerce giant Amazon is trying to gain an edge over its big-box rivals, with plans to open its largest-ever retail store on a 35-acre plot sitting in the Chicago suburbs. The company is aiming to build a sprawling 230,000-square-foot property in Orland Park, which could open as soon as next year following proper approvals.Half of the store would sell a combination of groceries, general merchandise and prepared food, while the other half would…
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