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Released September 26, 2023 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--U.S. consumers continue to spend significantly on goods, everything from big-box retail to appliances to pet food, and as such, e-commerce sales continue to rise. Industrial Info is tracking $2.9 billion in warehousing and distribution projects that are set to kick off in the fourth quarter, with e-commerce giant Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington) accounting for nearly half of the spend.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a preliminary estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for second-quarter 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $277.6 billion--up 2.1% from the first quarter and 7.5% from second-quarter 2022. Further, e-commerce sales in the second quarter accounted for an estimated 15.4% of total retail sales, up from 14.4% year-over-year.
E-commerce giant Amazon is expanding its distribution and warehouse space to cover consumer demand, accounting for six related projects worth $1.3 billion that are expected to kick off in the fourth quarter--all of which are for grassroot construction.
This includes its $550 million Niagara Falls Distribution Center in New York, which includes 3.8 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space to expand regional fulfillment operations. The project is expected to wrap up in the fourth quarter of 2025. Two other projects are expected to wrap up by the end of 2024: the $500 million Rockville Distribution Center in Virginia, a 2.5 million-square-foot, multi-story facility with a ground-level footprint of 650,000 square feet, and the $200 million Cottage Grove Distribution Center in Wisconsin, with 3.4 million square feet of space. The Cottage Grove facility will be used to pick, pack and ship smaller customer items such as books, electronics and consumer goods. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can read more information on the New York, Virginia and Wisconsin projects.
While distribution/fulfillment centers pick, pack and ship orders, delivery stations are an order's final stop before delivery. Amazon also plans to see a grassroot last-mile delivery station in Virginia begin construction in the fourth quarter. The approximately 143,000-square-foot facility will support Amazon's delivery operations in the Sterling, Virginia, area. Click here for the project report.
In early August, Amazon said it had delivered more than 1.8 billion units to its U.S. Prime members the same day or next day, nearly four times the number of units delivered at those speeds by that point in 2019.
Other companies also are moving to keep up with demand for consumer goods, including the U.S.' second-largest e-commerce company: Walmart Incorporated (NYSE:WMT) (Bentonville, Arkansas). Walmart expects a renovation of its distribution center in Plainview, Texas, in between Lubbock and Amarillo, will kick off in November. The project entails renovating and updating more than 230,000 square feet of space at the 1 million-square-foot facility. Click here for more information.
Meanwhile, GE Appliances (Louisville, Kentucky) plans to build a $50 million distribution center in Piedmont, South Carolina. The 580,000+-square-foot facility will support the company's growing business and keep products flowing efficiently throughout its entire network. According to a press release from South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R) earlier this year announcing the project, the facility will be able to receive imported finished goods arriving at the Port of Charleston. The project is expected to wrap up in 2024. Subscribers can click here to read a detailed project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a list of detailed reports for warehousing and distribution projects that are set to kick off during the fourth quarter across the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a preliminary estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for second-quarter 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $277.6 billion--up 2.1% from the first quarter and 7.5% from second-quarter 2022. Further, e-commerce sales in the second quarter accounted for an estimated 15.4% of total retail sales, up from 14.4% year-over-year.
E-commerce giant Amazon is expanding its distribution and warehouse space to cover consumer demand, accounting for six related projects worth $1.3 billion that are expected to kick off in the fourth quarter--all of which are for grassroot construction.
This includes its $550 million Niagara Falls Distribution Center in New York, which includes 3.8 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space to expand regional fulfillment operations. The project is expected to wrap up in the fourth quarter of 2025. Two other projects are expected to wrap up by the end of 2024: the $500 million Rockville Distribution Center in Virginia, a 2.5 million-square-foot, multi-story facility with a ground-level footprint of 650,000 square feet, and the $200 million Cottage Grove Distribution Center in Wisconsin, with 3.4 million square feet of space. The Cottage Grove facility will be used to pick, pack and ship smaller customer items such as books, electronics and consumer goods. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can read more information on the New York, Virginia and Wisconsin projects.
While distribution/fulfillment centers pick, pack and ship orders, delivery stations are an order's final stop before delivery. Amazon also plans to see a grassroot last-mile delivery station in Virginia begin construction in the fourth quarter. The approximately 143,000-square-foot facility will support Amazon's delivery operations in the Sterling, Virginia, area. Click here for the project report.
In early August, Amazon said it had delivered more than 1.8 billion units to its U.S. Prime members the same day or next day, nearly four times the number of units delivered at those speeds by that point in 2019.
Other companies also are moving to keep up with demand for consumer goods, including the U.S.' second-largest e-commerce company: Walmart Incorporated (NYSE:WMT) (Bentonville, Arkansas). Walmart expects a renovation of its distribution center in Plainview, Texas, in between Lubbock and Amarillo, will kick off in November. The project entails renovating and updating more than 230,000 square feet of space at the 1 million-square-foot facility. Click here for more information.
Meanwhile, GE Appliances (Louisville, Kentucky) plans to build a $50 million distribution center in Piedmont, South Carolina. The 580,000+-square-foot facility will support the company's growing business and keep products flowing efficiently throughout its entire network. According to a press release from South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R) earlier this year announcing the project, the facility will be able to receive imported finished goods arriving at the Port of Charleston. The project is expected to wrap up in 2024. Subscribers can click here to read a detailed project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a list of detailed reports for warehousing and distribution projects that are set to kick off during the fourth quarter across the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
