Thursday, August 14, 2014

Amazon To Open New Fulfillment Center In Redlands, Hire 2500

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is expanding in Southern California, saying today that it is opening up a new, fulfillment center in Redlands, to help deliver large items to customers. According to Amazon.com, the new 700,000 square foot fulfillment center is looking to hire 2,500 people, to help pick, pack, and ship things such as big screen televisions and kayaks to its customers. The new fulfillment center is the company's fifth, and comes on top of existing centers in San Bernardino, Moreno Valley, Patterson and Tracy. Amazon claims that its jobs at its fulfillment centers are 30 percent higher than traditional, retail positions.

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