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Released May 07, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As e-commerce sales in the U.S. continue to rise, Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington) and other retailers are building out warehousing and distribution space across the U.S. Industrial Info is tracking $10 billion worth of warehousing and distribution projects under construction in the U.S, with nearly 70% of the activity attributed to grassroot projects.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau show a preliminary estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for fourth-quarter 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $308.9 billion--up from $300.1 billion in the third quarter--and an increase of roughly 9.4% compared with fourth-quarter 2023.
In addition, e-commerce sales accounted for 16.4% of total retail sales in the fourth quarter of this year, roughly flat compared with the third quarter's figure.
Total e-commerce sales, according to the bureau, were estimated at $1,192.6 billion in 2024--an increase of roughly 8% from 2023.
Industrial Info is tracking nearly $2 billion in warehousing and distribution projects across the U.S. from Amazon, which accounts for roughly 20% of the total investment; 12 of the company's 15 projects, and nearly all of the investment, is attributed to grassroot projects.
This includes a $200 million fulfillment center in Elkhart, Indiana, in the north of the state near the Michigan border, that will utilize robotics to automate the flow of inventory and help employees pick, pack and ship customer orders. Named Project Winnie, construction of the five-story, 4 million-square-foot building is expected to wrap up in the fall. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here to read the project report.
Also underway is the construction of two Amazon distribution centers. Project Viento, a 653,442-square-foot building in Desert Hot Springs, California, is expected to wrap up around the end of the year, while Project Silver Eagle--a 3.4 million-square-foot building in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin--is expected to wrap up next year. Subscribers can read more information on Project Viento and Project Silver Eagle, which have a combined investment value of $365 million.
Retailers such as Ross Stores (Dublin, California) also are building out warehousing and distribution capacity. Construction of its $450 million grassroot facility in Randleman, North Carolina broke ground earlier this year and is expected to wrap up around the end of 2026. The facility will provide warehousing, fulfillment and packing operations. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
While Amazon and other retailers are building new facilities to add to their e-commerce warehousing and distribution capacity, Walmart Incorporated (NYSE:WMT) (Bentonville, Arkansas) is in the process of expanding its Auburn (Garrett) Distribution Center #6074 in Indiana to increase distribution services to its area stores. The $660 million project involves a 630,000-square-foot building addition, with completion expected in early 2026. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
For more information on Walmart's project activity, see April 15, 2025, article - Walmart at Work on $4.3 Billion of U.S. Projects.
Food and beverage warehousing is another driver of project activity under construction, including a campus in Birmingham, Alabama being built for an independent bottler (the Coca-Cola Bottling Company) that supplies The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) (Atlanta, Georgia). The latter does not own an interest in the bottling company. This will serve as the bottler's new headquarters, which, in addition to a warehousing and distribution center, also will include a sales center, offices and a customer call center. Subscribers can click here to read more information on the project, which kicked off in October of last year and is expected to wrap up in late 2027.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Click here for a full list of warehousing and distribution projects underway in the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau show a preliminary estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for fourth-quarter 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $308.9 billion--up from $300.1 billion in the third quarter--and an increase of roughly 9.4% compared with fourth-quarter 2023.
In addition, e-commerce sales accounted for 16.4% of total retail sales in the fourth quarter of this year, roughly flat compared with the third quarter's figure.
Total e-commerce sales, according to the bureau, were estimated at $1,192.6 billion in 2024--an increase of roughly 8% from 2023.
Industrial Info is tracking nearly $2 billion in warehousing and distribution projects across the U.S. from Amazon, which accounts for roughly 20% of the total investment; 12 of the company's 15 projects, and nearly all of the investment, is attributed to grassroot projects.
This includes a $200 million fulfillment center in Elkhart, Indiana, in the north of the state near the Michigan border, that will utilize robotics to automate the flow of inventory and help employees pick, pack and ship customer orders. Named Project Winnie, construction of the five-story, 4 million-square-foot building is expected to wrap up in the fall. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here to read the project report.
Also underway is the construction of two Amazon distribution centers. Project Viento, a 653,442-square-foot building in Desert Hot Springs, California, is expected to wrap up around the end of the year, while Project Silver Eagle--a 3.4 million-square-foot building in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin--is expected to wrap up next year. Subscribers can read more information on Project Viento and Project Silver Eagle, which have a combined investment value of $365 million.
Retailers such as Ross Stores (Dublin, California) also are building out warehousing and distribution capacity. Construction of its $450 million grassroot facility in Randleman, North Carolina broke ground earlier this year and is expected to wrap up around the end of 2026. The facility will provide warehousing, fulfillment and packing operations. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
While Amazon and other retailers are building new facilities to add to their e-commerce warehousing and distribution capacity, Walmart Incorporated (NYSE:WMT) (Bentonville, Arkansas) is in the process of expanding its Auburn (Garrett) Distribution Center #6074 in Indiana to increase distribution services to its area stores. The $660 million project involves a 630,000-square-foot building addition, with completion expected in early 2026. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
For more information on Walmart's project activity, see April 15, 2025, article - Walmart at Work on $4.3 Billion of U.S. Projects.
Food and beverage warehousing is another driver of project activity under construction, including a campus in Birmingham, Alabama being built for an independent bottler (the Coca-Cola Bottling Company) that supplies The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) (Atlanta, Georgia). The latter does not own an interest in the bottling company. This will serve as the bottler's new headquarters, which, in addition to a warehousing and distribution center, also will include a sales center, offices and a customer call center. Subscribers can click here to read more information on the project, which kicked off in October of last year and is expected to wrap up in late 2027.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Click here for a full list of warehousing and distribution projects underway in the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
