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Amazon now encircles the Philadelphia region with over 50 warehouses

Amazon doubled the number of warehouses across the Philadelphia region during the pandemic, in part to take on arch rival Walmart. No other company can match the scale of Amazon's expansion here.

An Amazon warehouse is shown in South Philadelphia, Friday, April 2, 2021. It opened last year. Amazon now has more than 50 warehouses in the Philly region. This warehouse has 283,500 square feet. It is the largest of six Amazon facilities in the city but small by Amazon standards.
An Amazon warehouse is shown in South Philadelphia, Friday, April 2, 2021. It opened last year. Amazon now has more than 50 warehouses in the Philly region. This warehouse has 283,500 square feet. It is the largest of six Amazon facilities in the city but small by Amazon standards.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer