The new Amazon delivery stations will also help create hundreds of full-time driver jobs through the company s Delivery Service Partner Program, which Woodson said will impact more than 40 small businesses locally.
Employment opportunities at Amazon s delivery stations offer a starting salary of at least $15 per hour and a benefits package that consists of full health insurance, Woodson said. We are proud to partner with Amazon as they expand their footprint in Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney said. The new Amazon Delivery Station will bring additional jobs, revenue and growth to our communities. This is a great win for our local workforce, entrepreneurs and our residents.
Subscribe It was one of the worst kept secrets in town, said Fred Gaines, chair of the Warrington Township Board of Supervisors.
Amazon opened its first Fresh grocery store in Los Angeles, California, in September and has since added 10 more locations across the U.S., including throughout Southern California and several suburbs of Chicago.
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Amazon Fresh storefront in Oak Lawn, Illinois, February 2021 (Lorraine Swanson/Patch)
Unlike Amazon-owned Whole Foods, Fresh stores are geared more toward the middle-income customer and include a dedicated area for shoppers to pick up and return Prime packages.
Warrington Township Manager Barry Luber said the grocery store will be a welcome addition to the township.
The Warrington location is expected to open in the Creekview Center at 425 Easton Road, replacing a former Giant supermarket. The shopping center also has a Target and a Lowe s.
Warrington Township Board of Supervisors chair Fred Gaines told the Doylestown Patch the Amazon grocery store has been one of the worst kept secrets in town, but certain details remain to be figured out.
Amazon has not yet publicly said whether any of the four upcoming stores will be Amazon Fresh stores. The Fresh brand debuted last September in Los Angeles and has since expanded to 11 total locations in Southern California and the Chicago suburbs.
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