Since the onset of the pandemic, Amazon has wielded enormous influence over the leasing market for distribution centers — first through its historic expansion, then through attempts to undo some of that growth. Going forward, Amazon could be moving in a less disruptive fashion as it sorts out its oversized real estate footprint. The company announced on Jan. 10 it will now offer the use of its logistics network to any retailers that sign up to use its Buy With Prime service. Depending on how popular that offering becomes, the formerly invite-only program could make profitable use of warehouse space it had considered excessive. 
“The inventory for [Buy With Prime] products now has to be sitting in an Amazon warehouse, and it also means that Amazon has the ability to access that data to see what sells and doesn’t sell,” said Marc Wulfraat, founder and president of logistics consulting firm…  Read the full story here. | 
