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Amazon is expanding its logistics empire like never before to prepare for this holiday season - and it still may not be enough
1 month ago | By Business Insider
Summary List Placement As Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season in the US, few companies have had to prepare quite like e-commerce and logistics giant Amazon.
An Amazon spokesperson told Business Insider the company is confident in the capacity it has added and its delivery speeds while still being able to keep employees safe.
But the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on online shopping means even with those preparations, Amazon's logistics empire will be in for one of its toughest challenges yet.
Amazon has built one of the world's largest logistics...
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