Nearly 20 years ago, the world’s largest Internet company,
Amazon.com, was just beginning its rise from start-up to ecommerce
giant. When the Seattle-based company made their
first sale, they had two fulfillment centers – one in Seattle and
the other in Delaware. Within a year, the company reached
sales revenue of $15.7 million. Since that time, the company
has grown to realize sales revenue of $74.5 billion in 2013
with predictions that by 2015, the company’s sales revenue
could reach $100 billion. To support both domestic and global
growth, the company has built a network of fulfillment/distribution
facilities. Currently, the company has more than 130
distribution facilities worldwide, 61 of which are in the U.S.
This will grow to 62 U.S. facilities when Amazon’s soon-to-open
newest distribution center opens in Kent, Washington – about
20 miles south of the company’s headquarters.