Amazon is building these mega distribution centers in every major U.S. population centers, so they can shorten their delivery windows.
Not sure why this is such "huge" news, as these are $10 an hour jobs that just reduce bricks-and-mortar retail employment. It's probably a wash.
Here's a list of Amazon distribution centers. They supposedly plan on having a mega distribution complex in every U.S. population center with 1 million+ residents:
http://www.mwpvl.com/html/amazon_com.html
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