Boxes travel on a conveyor belt in the Chattanooga Amazon fulfillment center.BY THE NUMBERS
• 30.3 – Percent gain in Cyber Monday online sales nationally over a year ago• 43.1 – Percent increase in department store Internet sales on the day• $185.12 – Per capita sales online MondaySource: IBM Benchmark
Amazon employee Mitchell Prince said Tuesday he’s in his second Christmas season at its Chattanooga distribution center and he termed the scope of business inside “unbelievable.”
“It’s busier this year,” the Fort Oglethorpe man said, noting the Enterprise South industrial park facility has expanded operations since its last peak period.
Cyber Monday nationally was the biggest ever for online retailers, according to a company that tracks web sales. Internet sales were 30 percent higher over a year ago, reported IBM Benchmark.
Amazon, the nation’s No. 1 Internet retailer, currently employs more than 9,000 workers at its four Tennessee fulfillment centers, said company spokeswoman Kelly Cheeseman.