Amazon plans to expand same‑day fulfillment network to 1,000+ locations by 2031

Project Mercury would more than tenfold Amazon’s same‑day footprint and is designed to place a facility within about 10 miles of most Prime customers; the buildout implies multiyear capex and potential margin pressure during the investment phase.

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- Project name: Project Mercury.
- Current same‑day sites: ~85.
- Target: >1,000 locations by 2031.
- Goal: put a same‑day facility within ~10 miles of 80% of US Prime subscribers.
- Facilities would stock ~90,000 most popular SKUs for faster delivery.
- Expected outcome: higher purchase frequency, improved customer convenience, competitive pressure on retailers like Walmart.
- Internal analysis cited estimates of multibillion‑dollar economic value over time (reporting outlets reference long horizon to profitability).
- Report notes a long investment horizon that could compress margins and free cash flow during construction.
- Capex sizing and overlap with AWS/data‑centre commitments were flagged as key near‑term market considerations.
- Company spokesperson described plans as preliminary and subject to change.

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