Amazon looks to turn malls into fulfillment centers, report says

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  • August 9, 2020

Amazon might have a use for your crumbling neighborhood mall, even if you don’t. 

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the ecommerce giant is currently in talks to turn scores of rapidly emptying JCPenney and Sears mall locations into scaled-down fulfillment centersSimon Property Group, which owns malls across the county, even pre-pandemic allegedly sought to bring Amazon into at least some of its many locations across the country. 

Such a deal would provide Amazon with hubs perfect for same-day delivery, and might further diminish the status of the mall as a physical shopping destination.  Read more…

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