Abandoned mall department stores may become Amazon’s next fulfillment centers

"This wouldn’t be the first time that Amazon had turned to mall real estate for fulfillment centers. in 2019, the online retailer acquired a massive physical footprint in Akron, Ohio that it turned into a distribution center."
— Jonathan Shieber (Tech Crunch) (8/10) (Email)   (Pocket)

Amazon may turn dying JC Penney and Sears stores into warehouses

"The department stores that anchor shopping malls have struggled to survive in the face of online shopping, but those spaces might find a new lease on life through their greatest foe. Wall Street Journal sources claim Amazon is in talks with mall owner Simon Property Group to convert some of its department store spaces into fulfillment centers. It’s not certain how many stores would become warehouses, but Amazon is reportedly looking at either stepping into empty JC Penney and Sears stores or else buying locations that are still in use."
— Jon Fingas (Engadget) (8/9) (Email)   (Pocket)

Amazon and Giant Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers

" Simon Property Group Inc., the biggest mall owner in the U.S., has been in talks with Amazon.com Inc. to turn some of its anchor department-store spaces into Amazon fulfillment centers, according to people familiar with the matter."
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Amazon and mall owner Simon consider turning Sears, J.C. Penney stores into fulfillment centers

"Simon Property Group Inc., the biggest mall owner in the U.S., has been in talks with Amazon.com Inc. to turn some of its anchor department-store spaces into Amazon fulfillment centers, according to people familiar with the matter."
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Amazon may turn dying JC Penney and Sears stores into warehouses

"Amazon is also said to be talking to multiple mall owners about putting its future low-cost grocery stores in former JC Penney spaces, although those won’t necessarily come to Simon-owned malls. The talks about fulfillment centers have been going on for "months" and predate the COVID-19 pandemic, the sources said."
— Jon Fingas (Engadget) (8/9) (Email)   (Pocket)

Amazon and Giant Mall Operator Look at Turning Sears, J.C. Penney Stores Into Fulfillment Centers

" Simon Property Group Inc., the biggest mall owner in the U.S., has been in talks with Amazon.com Inc. to turn some of its anchor department-store spaces into Amazon fulfillment centers, according to people familiar with the matter."
— (The Wall Street Journal) (8/9) (Email)   (Pocket)