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sporh

Member
Hey, Im new to this site. Im a driver in a small center with about 40 drivers. Currently, amazon is constructing a distribution center in our town due to be finished by this fall. My center manager has been in weekly meetings about the effects this will have on our center. We are all hoping it will bring more jobs. Supposedly, this will be one of amazons bigger centers(over a million sq ft). Any idea what we should expect?
 

over9five

Moderator
Staff member
If it's like CHEMA, even tho it's in your town all Feeder work will be given to other buildings.... even other states before you'll get it.
 

Harry Manback

Robot Extraordinaire
We got an amazon dist. center and guess what. No new jobs and routes still get cut everyday. When it comes to Big Mama Brown, you can't expect common sense to prevail. In fact, you should always expect the opposite.
 

cino321

Well-Known Member
Although I do not have a Amazon distribution center where I live, I think it is safe to assume it will bring a few minor changes to your building in terms of delivering returns back to the distribution center and maybe a pick up here or there on someone's route.

It will probably bring some new jobs to the town which always a good thing.
 

hondo

promoted to mediocrity
Like everyone else is saying, probably little change to the Package Center. However, there should be feeder openings. If your local practice is to allow bidding into feeders @ the affected Hub, and you're interested, sign up.
 

Jackburton

Gone Fish'n
You know what you get when Amazon opens a distribution center in your state, taxes. If an internet shipper such as Newegg or Amazon have a center in that state and you live in that state you will now have to pay taxes when ordering from that shipper. The same goes for a single retail store such as an Apple store here in Ga.
 

AMTK54

Member
Apple charges sales tax in all states that have sales tax. My state does not have any Apple stores or other Apple presence and Apple charges me sales tax while buying from them online or via the iTunes store.

I have to agree with Upstate that eventually Amazon will start collecting sales tax everywhere. As, IMO, it should be. It gives them an unfair advantage over local retailers to not collect tax. If citizens don't want to pay sales tax in their state, they can take a stand and try to repeal it.
 

rod

Retired 22 years
I expect that whatever happens your management team will be "totally shocked- unprepared- flabergasted- understaffed-over welmed and for the most part not prepared in the least" because this is basically what happens every peak.
 

OVERBOARD

Don't believe everything you think
Apple charges sales tax in all states that have sales tax. My state does not have any Apple stores or other Apple presence and Apple charges me sales tax while buying from them online or via the iTunes store.

I have to agree with Upstate that eventually Amazon will start collecting sales tax everywhere. As, IMO, it should be. It gives them an unfair advantage over local retailers to not collect tax. If citizens don't want to pay sales tax in their state, they can take a stand and try to repeal it.

Amazon says it wants federal sales tax on internet sales, they state it will simplify the sales tax process to make it easier for online retailers to collect sales tax .
 

Jackburton

Gone Fish'n
Regardless, if taxes are imposed across the board on internet sales, we'll see a drop in volume by a significant amount. I purchase items off Amazon as the same price in the store equates to a 7% savings off the top, nevermind it being cheaper sometimes.
 

Jackburton

Gone Fish'n
Apple charges sales tax in all states that have sales tax. My state does not have any Apple stores or other Apple presence and Apple charges me sales tax while buying from them online or via the iTunes store.

I have to agree with Upstate that eventually Amazon will start collecting sales tax everywhere. As, IMO, it should be. It gives them an unfair advantage over local retailers to not collect tax. If citizens don't want to pay sales tax in their state, they can take a stand and try to repeal it.
Taken from Apple's website http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/placeyourorder.html

Will I have to pay sales tax?

Yes. Because it has a physical presence in all 50 states, Apple is required by law to collect applicable sales tax on all orders from the Apple Store. Sales tax is also collected on downloadable software purchases if required by law in the jurisdiction where the purchaser resides.
 

overallowed

Well-Known Member
Probably will be a feeder pickup and will be hauled directly to a sorting hub that is the source of most of your inbound volume. Their impact on jobs at your center will probably be minimal.
JMHO.
 

brett636

Well-Known Member
When amazon expanded on of their facilities here and added two more our feeder department grew by leaps and bounds. I dunno if you have much in the way of feeder operations out of your building, but if your lucky some of the work will get sent your way. As far as delivery goes though unless the people in your area are ordering more stuff from amazon I doubt you will see many, if any, new jobs there.
 
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