Amazon Plans Same-Day Delivery Hubs Near 80% of US Prime Members

Amazon Plans Same-Day Delivery Hubs Near 80% of US Prime Members

Amazon plans to increase its number of same-day delivery hubs from 85 to more than 1,000 by 2031, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (Sept. 16), citing a paywalled article by Business Insider.

Amazon internal planning documents show that the initiative, dubbed Project Mercury, would place same-day delivery hubs within 10 miles of 80% of U.S. Prime subscribers, according to the report.

Amazon plans to spend $6.8 billion on same-day delivery capacity in the United States this year and next, and the company’s internal analysis forecasts that the project could generate $7.1 billion in economic value over a decade, reach positive cash flow by 2030 and replace spending on traditional delivery facilities, per the report.

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An Amazon spokesperson told Business Insider that the internal projections are preliminary and could change, according to the report.

“That said, it’s no secret that we’re focused on delivering faster for customers, and the expansion of our same-day deliver...