Amazon to open another Fulfillment Centre in US

 Amazon opens the forth fulfillment center in the US as the need for more capacity to continue to satisfy high expectations of online shoppers for on-time, fast product deliveries become central for the giant online retailer and a network of small businesses that use its logistics services.

Fulfillment centers are giant warehouses that help online retailers to store and ship products and handle returns quickly. These are important for providing the level of customer service that customers have come to expect of Amazon.

Over the past few years, Amazon has invested heavily to set up fulfillment centers across the country to reduce shipping costs and speed up delivery to its customers. To further automate its order fulfillment, Amazon agreed to buy warehouse-robot maker Kiva Systems Inc. in 2012 for $775 million. This was the company's biggest acquisition since the buyout of shoe retailer Zappos.com in 2009.

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