The company has big plans for the village of Orland Park, Illinois, as the Chicago suburb is the proposed site of a retail development that the e-commerce giant wants to build on a 35-acre site.
The plan cleared its first hurdle this week when it was approved by Orland Park’s plan commission. It still needs to be approved by the village board of trustees who will meet on 19 January.
The development includes a 229,000sq ft building housing a retail store offering a wide range of products, including groceries and general merchandise, with a “limited” warehouse component to support on-site operation, according to the report. The plan also includes multiple commercial outlets, six acres for open and landscaped space and stormwater detention.
If approved, the plan would be Amazon’s first foray into big-box retailing, putting it in direct brick-and-mortar competition with the likes of Walmart’s supercentres and Costco.
