Amazon.com may be gearing up to offer same-day delivery in the Twin Cities.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal reported on Monday that the online retail giant is in negotiations to buy 66 acres of land in Shakopee’s Shenandoah Business Park. The report, which cites an anonymous source, says Amazon plans to build a distribution center on the property — the company’s first in Minnesota.

Amazon did not respond to a request for comment.

In October, Amazon began collecting sales tax on purchases made by Minnesota residents — a move that, in other states, has signaled the company’s intention to build a distribution center there.

Marc Wulfraat, president of supply chain logistics consulting firm MWPVL, said an Amazon distribution center in the Twin Cities would almost certainly mean the company would offer same-day shipping in the metro. This means shoppers who order by noon can receive their goods by 9 p.m. the same day.

“I’ve been expecting them to do this for a long time,” Wulfraat said. “It makes perfect sense to me.”

With a population of nearly 3.5 million, the Twin Cities comprise the 16th largest metropolitan area in the U.S., which makes it a good candidate for the same-day service, he said. The service is available in 13 other U.S. metropolitan areas.

Based on the size of the site described in the Business Journal report, Wulfraat believes the company will build what it calls a “small sortable” distribution center in Shakopee. This means it would handle items that will fit on a conveyer belt, such as books and DVDs, but not larger items like kayaks or bicycles.

He added that the company will probably not offer grocery deliver to Twin Cities residents, at least initially.

The Business Journal report said the facility would employ about 1,000 people during the busy holiday season. No timetable was reported.

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