Amazon has opened an Amazon Books, the books and electronics store, in the Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, Tex., between Houston and Galveston. It is Amazon's 24th Amazon Books store and its second in Texas.
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Amazon has opened a fulfillment center in Beaumont, Calif., some 80 miles east of Los Angeles. The fulfillment center encompasses more than 640,000 square feet and employs more than 1,000 people. The facility processes small items like books, electronics and home goods.
The Beamount fulfillment center is now Amazon's seventh facility in the Inland Empire, making the company the largest employer in the region.