E-Commerce Drop Shippers
The growth of online retail sales has dictated the need for development of new logistics structures specializing in functional e-commerce facilities.
The strategically located smart community is an advantage for this industry sector. Both the Calgary International and Edmonton International Airports are home to cargo operations that can accommodate large shipping aircraft—integral to companies eyeing global distribution plans from the AHI business park.
Accommodating both standard e-commerce distribution chains and e-fulfillment facilities, AHI is ideal for online retailer parcel hubs, sortation centers, and parcel delivery centres. With current market trends leading large online retailers to open and operate their own sortation centers, relying on AHI to access the transportation segment of their distribution with urban delivery vehicles and trailers to move cargo between e-fulfillment and sortation centers is a possibility.
E-fulfillment centers and large facilities for assembling individual online orders require a data driven facility that is spacious. Facilities can be partially or fully automated, with robots installed to quickly retrieve orders from storage or assemble parcels. Facility size, accessibility to major highways, and inclusive leasing options make AHI a popular choice.