Amazon.co.jp suspended "Express Hurry" due to the damage of the distribution center, delivery to Tohoku and Hokkaido for the time being

It was found that the distribution center of the online store "Amazon.co.jp" was damaged by the Tohoku Region Pacific Offshore Earthquake and suffered major damage.

As a result of this, "Hurry" service, which delivers products ordered as soon as possible, has been suspended, delivery from Tohoku and Hokkaido stops due to damage to roads and transport infrastructure It seems to be.

For this matter, a message from Amazon president and CEO Jasper Chan of Amazon Japan is posted on the top of Amazon.co.jp's site.

Full text of message and details from below.
Amazon.co.jp: mail order - fashion, home appliances to food 【Free delivery】
http://www.amazon.co.jp/

Dear Customers

Yesterday, I was hit by a huge earthquake that recorded the largest magnitude in the history of domestic observation. On behalf of all of our staff, we would like to express our deepest condolences to everyone who was affected by this disaster, especially those who lost their beloved one, and we would like to express our condolences from the bottom of our hearts.

Due to this earthquake, the fulfillment center of Amazon has also been damaged. I am committed to providing the best possible service, but I apologize to the effect that you are canceling the service of hurry. And we deeply apologize that we can not provide the service to customers living in Tohoku and Hokkaido for a while due to general damage of roads and transportation. I will do my best to restart the service to the area.

In addition, we can donate through the Japanese Red Cross Society for support to the affected people. The relief money of everyone is used for the recovery of afflicted areas, in addition to support for the victims.

I pray for your safety.

Amazon Japan Ltd.
Representative Director and President
Jasper Chan

The "fulfillment center" written here is the distribution center that Amazon.co.jp places in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture and Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.

In the ordinary warehouse, we classify items as they are stacked up, but Amazon.co.jp puts books and items themselves on empty shelves anyway and arranges and searches them by managing them in bulk by machine We are taking a system to save time and effort.

The following is a video introducing the inside of the fulfillment center.

YouTube - The Amazon.co.uk fufilment center