Friday, February 19, 2016

Amazon: Internet merchant plant fully automatic packing stations – SPIEGEL ONLINE

A dedicated distribution center operates Amazon near Munich already. Now the company is expanding its logistics structure apparent from even further. The Internet merchant plane in Europe’s major cities fully automatic packing stations, reports the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.

Thus, the project “Amazon Locker” is an indirect attack on the German post office. To date packages for customers will be deposited in the packing stations of the post. From the company’s perspective, Amazon is developing more and more from the faithful large customers for dangerous competitor, the paper wrote.

Amazon unconfirmed, the paper said the plans, the Post did not comment on the threat of competition. But in Job Seeking the Group Manager for various locations in Munich, Paris and Luxembourg, which establish the packing station system.

“Amazon Locker” already exists in the US and UK, there are numerous towns Pack Stations. You are in public places, in shopping centers or supermarkets, drug stores, butcher shops and libraries. When and in which cities Amazon built the first packing stations in Germany, is still open, it said.

The Internet merchants had built up last autumn in Olching near Munich own distribution. There orders from Munich to be processed completely without parcel delivery such as DHL or Hermes. Even in the United States sets Amazon to more independence in the logistics sector: According to reports, the company’s driver plans to employ there.

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