Amazon Flex station opens on Gold Coast

Online retail giant Amazon has opened a new delivery station on the Gold Coast rolling out the innovative Amazon Flex system to support the increasing escalation in online shopping.

The new Amazon Flex station aims to speed up delivery times using individual contractors who deliver parcels using their own cars in a system described as ‘Uber for parcels’.

As well as the move away from couriers and delivery systems to individual contractors for the ‘last mile’ of the order process, the new Amazon Flex on the Gold Coast is also disrupting other freight trends.

In a step away from the traditional workplace makeup of many freight operations, the Gold Coast Amazon Flex operation has also opened with women accounting for almost 70 per cent of the workers on site and in the workplace.

Amazon Director of Operations, Craig Fuller, said Amazon Flex would supplement its delivery capacity and speed by offering individuals the opportunity to deliver Amazon packages to customers.

“We are committed to improving delivery outcomes for customers and are proud to invest in the Gold Coast, creating faster delivery as well as local earning opportunities,” Fuller said.

“By growing our footprint, we are closer to our customers, making deliveries more efficient, as well as…