News / 'City fathers' put brakes on Amazon Q-commerce hub in San Francisco

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31/03/2022

Rapid delivery ambitions are running into opposition from municipal governments in the US, with the latest collision in San Francisco.

The city’s board of supervisors has stopped construction of an Amazon fulfilment centre in its tracks.

With a unanimous vote, the board ratified legislation introduced in February ...

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