Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti is the first university in the state to team up with Amazon for a pickup location, MLive.com reported. EMU has begun construction on the 3,250-square-foot space located within the current campus bookstore in the student center. It is expected to open by the end of October. Amazon agreed to invest $1 million in the package pickup location's construction, design, signage and fixtures.
Walter Kraft, EMU v-p for communications, said, "I think what we're seeing on campus is similar to what we've seen across the country. Online shopping is the fastest growing retail segment, and when you take into consideration a population like millennials, that's very much a part of (their interests). We see it as a benefit for our students."
Last December, Amazon announced plans to build a $90 million, one million-square-foot fulfillment center in nearby Livonia.