Amazon is converting a former KMart store into a "Delivery Station" right up the street from me

[A HERETIC I AM]

This property was a KMart store and had been abandoned for years, and I noticed work had started a few months ago. I just went by it today for the first time in weeks and there is now a sign on the street saying it is going to be an Amazon facility.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/amazon-approved-for-dollar12-million-project-to-convert-blanding-kmart-into-a-delivery-center

Jacksonville already has 6 other centers in the area, so this will be the 7th.

So watch for them renovating old, unused facilities in your area.

[MichMan]

1. Good news

Nice that an abandoned eyesore is being repurposed to something else.

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. Interesting news, anyway.

The first thing I thought when I saw the sign and the new color of the building was;

"Huh...this looks like they're heading toward a brick and mortar business model"

What's the difference between a "Delivery center" and a retail store?

[JHB]

6. My guess would be...

...Amazon's equivalent to brick & mortar retailers that have an online sales presence (several come to mind, but Best Buy is probably the most widely known of the ones I'm thinking of) where you can order online but pick up at a store.

It avoids issues with package thievery and cases where you might need to sign for a delivery. You don't have to wait around for when the delivery guy might come, you can pick it up on your own timetable.

The places wouldn't be stores in the traditional sense (or maybe very limited versions thereof), but basically pick-up centers.

[Blue_true]

8. The delivery center is driven totally by online sales.

That is a major difference.

I don’t know whether you have noticed, but a particular package from Amazon originates at a specific warehouse. The company is an online marketplace, if a vendor is in Orlando Florida and a person in California orders the Orlando company products, the package originates at the Orlando warehouse that the seller deliver product to, Amazon doesn’t have that product in other warehouses. Amazon then uses it’s network of warehouses to deliver the package, I saw that happen in real time for a couple of items that I bought. For bigger, national scale vendors, Amazon may have their product in many warehouses due to sales volume.

[Hekate]

13. I would say the difference is trucks, lots of trucks

[bucolic_frolic]

2. 'Bout time they started using old buildings instead of ruining virgin farmland

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Will that speed up their delivery time by three weeks?

Their Prime membership service is worthless.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. I get my stuff w/in a couple of days + the Prime on TV. Worth it to me.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Prime membership worthless?

It's not for me. I get stuff very quickly, I like their Prime video. And I like not having to pay separate delivery charges.

Sorry that your experience has apparently been bad.

[Blue_true]

11. If you order a lot of stuff through Amazon, Prime is a bargain.

I choose not to have Prime. Since I order based upon a desire to get something that I will eventually use in bulk in a small quantity, I pay the delivery charges.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. I don't even order that much stuff, but I do like

watching TV and movies on Prime. I feel like I get my money's worth. It's different for different people.

[Blue_true]

9. I get Amazon handled packages in four days max, and I don't have Prime.

If I buy pricier items, I get them in two days. I once got a package in one day.

[Archae]

10. I hope they do something with the empty Shopko building near me.