AMAZON INVESTS $100M IN MEXICO LOGISTICS HUB

Amazon.com Inc. said it has invested $100 million in opening new warehouses in Mexico, including its first shipping centers outside the populous capital area, in a bid to offer faster deliveries. 

Amazon also opened 12 delivery stations, bringing its total to 27 across the country, it said, Daina Beth Solomon reported for Reuters. 

"The construction of a solid infrastructure network allows the company to stay closer than ever to clients, and thanks to that, it’s possible to offer fast deliveries,” Amazon said in a statement. Monterrey and Guadalajara are the two biggest metropolitan zones of the country after the sprawling Mexico City area. 

The new facilities represent 69,000 square meters (742,710 sq ft) altogether and create 1,500 direct and indirect jobs, Amazon said. Amazon in total now runs five fulfillment centers, two support buildings and two classification centers in Mexico, where it launched its marketplace in 2015. Enrique Alfaro, the governor of Jalisco state that is home to Guadalajara, said the new local warehouse would help more small and medium sized businesses ship their products faster and at lower costs.