Overview
- Planning commissioners in Orland Park, Illinois, recommended approval of Amazon’s one-story big-box store, sending it to a Jan. 19 village board vote.
- The roughly 228,000–229,000-square-foot building would sell groceries and general merchandise and include prepared food options, according to planning documents.
- Amazon describes the concept as a retail store with an enlarged back storeroom to enhance the customer experience, and documents note a limited warehouse component.
- Plans call for on-site e-commerce fulfillment, including space for delivery drivers and options for customers to place and receive online orders at the location.
- The footprint exceeds a typical Walmart Supercenter, positioning Amazon to compete more directly with big-box rivals, while some residents have raised traffic concerns.