Two Charts that Show Why Amazon Is Building a Giant Physical Store

Two charts that show why Amazon is building a giant physical store

Amazon just got the green light to build a hybrid big-box store and fulfillment center in Illinois, twice the size of a typical Target....

Amazon Plans 230,000-Sq-Ft Hybrid Store in Orland Park, Illinois

# Amazon’s Mega-Store Gambit: Reinventing Retail in the Heartland Amazon is venturing into uncharted territory with plans for its most ambitious physical retail project yet: a sprawling 230,000-square-foot big-box store in Orland Park, Illinois, a suburb southwest of Chicago. This development marks a significant pivot for the e-commerce behemoth, which has long dominated online shopping but struggled to replicate that success in brick-and-mortar…

Amazon wins OK for warehouse-sized store in Chicago suburb

The massive 229,000-square-foot store on a 35-acre site is designed to blend traditional big-box merchandising, including groceries and household staples.