"We mostly hear about the famous architects and financiers, but this one iconic photograph shows the spirit of how Rockefeller Center was built — the fulfillment of the promise of Manhattan," she said.
The e-commerce giant revealed in April that the company had built nine fulfillment centers in 2011 to meet growing demand in sales across the globe.
Webvan, for example, raised $275 million in a private placement of stock last year to build new distribution and fulfillment centers and expand its fleet of delivery trucks.
Its plans to build out an entire fulfillment infrastructure from warehouses to trucks have been well publicized, but a company spokesperson says Webvan has no plans for any drop boxes.
The company began experimenting with its own same-day delivery service two years ago, before it began to build its network of fulfillment centers.
On the one hand, it's normal for venture-backed companies to focus on growth over margins, and Blue Apron has been using its venture capital to build new warehouses and fulfillment centers, including one in Linden, New Jersey last season.
So the company has built a cavernous "fulfillment center" in northwestern Beijing, where staff members roller-skate down warehouse aisles loaded with books, software and computer accessories.
In today's Q2 earnings call, Amazon's CFO Thomas Szkutak revealed that the company has built 15 new fulfillment centers in 2011, already surpassing the 13 centers that were added this year.
Amazon, one of the biggest dogs in warehousing, has built 20 new fulfillment centers outfitted with robotics in the last three years, four in California.
After an unexciting business career, one man found total fulfillment teaching others how to build custom fishing rods.
