Inside Amazon's New 1 Million Square Foot Baltimore Warehouse

At Baltimore’s new Amazon warehouse, tens of millions of items await orders. Roughly 16 miles of roaring conveyor belts carry the goods around the massive white building, from truck to shelf to packing and out again to customers.

Oct 5th, 2015

At Baltimore’s new Amazon warehouse, tens of millions of items await orders. Roughly 16 miles of roaring conveyor belts carry the goods around the massive white building, from truck to shelf to packing and out again to customers.

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