Amazon Opens Shenzhen Warehouse Cutting Storage Costs 45% and Pledges $25B to Anthropic
Amazon launched its first Global Warehousing and Distribution warehouse in Shenzhen in April, reducing storage costs by up to 45% and speeding U.S. fulfillment center inventory transfers by seven days. The company also agreed to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic, strengthening its AWS cloud capacity commitments over the next decade.
1. Shenzhen Global Warehousing Launch
Amazon launched its first Shenzhen facility under the Global Warehousing and Distribution program in April, allowing Chinese sellers to store goods nearer production sites. The facility reduces storage costs by up to 45% compared to U.S. bulk storage, offers integrated customs clearance and cross-border logistics, and can accelerate replenishment to U.S. fulfillment centers by up to seven days.
2. $25 Billion Investment in Anthropic
The company committed up to $25 billion to Anthropic to deepen their partnership on AWS cloud technologies. Under the agreement, Anthropic will invest over $100 billion in AWS capacity over the next ten years to support AI model training, deployment and scaling.