If Amazon Was Hit With Wildberries-Level Damage, What Would Happen?
Summary
Ukraine’s armed forces have struck several warehouses of Wildberries, a major Russian online retailer, damaging about 10 percent of its logistics space. Newsweek analyzed what a similar 10 percent loss of warehouse space would mean for Amazon in the U.S., suggesting it could delay or cancel millions of daily deliveries, especially in large cities.Key Facts
- Ukrainian forces targeted Wildberries warehouses near Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Tver.
- About 5.9 million square feet of Wildberries warehouse space (10% of its logistics capacity) was damaged.
- Around 8 percent of Wildberries’ warehouse space was made completely unusable.
- Amazon has roughly 445 million square feet of warehouse and logistics space in the U.S.
- Losing 10 percent of Amazon’s space would mean about 44.5 million square feet offline, an area bigger than Central Park.
- Damage to major warehouse hubs in large cities would affect more deliveries and customers.
- Amazon uses a decentralized network covering eight U.S. regions to reduce disruption risks.
- If 10 percent of Amazon’s key warehouses were damaged, about 2.2 million daily Prime deliveries could be delayed or canceled.
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