By Annie Palmer
Source: CNBC
Amazon has submitted plans for a large-format store near Chicago that would be larger than a Walmart Supercenter, marking the latest experiment with physical retail for the tech company.
As part of the plans, Amazon has proposed building a one-story, 229,000-square-foot building in Orland Park, Illinois, that would offer a range of products, such as groceries, household essentials and general merchandise, the city said on Saturday. By comparison, Walmart’s U.S. Supercenters typically average 179,000 square feet.
The Amazon facility would also include a “limited warehouse component” to support on-site operations and space for delivery drivers to pick up orders, according to planning documents.
