Amazon is said to be building a 6,882m2 logistics center in Seynod, located a few kilometers from Annecy. Only, the name of Amazon does not appear on the building permit, which dates from August 5, 2019, and even the local elected officials are not aware, explains the released Dauphiné. The French daily newspaper specifies that the giant of e-commerce does not usually communicate on this kind of operation and never buys real estate directly, but prefers to subcontract the acquisition and construction to other firms, which then rent the buildings to him.
Still according to the released Dauphiné, this center is intended to become a packing platform, in the immediate vicinity of the city for deliveries of last kilometers. What facilitate the same day delivery and why by in French-speaking Switzerland. It is also an additional threat to the Swiss e-commerce market. Just to them, Amazon and Zalando have six warehouses and logistics centers in a band of around 200-250 km around Switzerland. Amazon, for example, already operates two centers located in France less than 200 km from Geneva.
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