Amazon regional depots deliver blow to embattled high street Seven 50,000 sq ft "fulfilment centres" have so far opened at leased sites around Birmingham, Oxford, Milton Keynes and several locations around London - including Croydon and Southall - to allow for faster deliveries to customers in and around the "spokes." A spokesman said: "We work with a variety of carriers to deliver the many millions of orders that we dispatch on a weekly basis. Amazon measures itself on its ability to deliver items by the estimated delivery date we provide customers, and the delivery performance is very strong. The news came as TNT announced it is to create 1,000 new jobs by expanding its postal delivery service. The Dutch-owned logistics giant is to start deliveries in Greater Manchester in November, following trials of its service in parts of London. The company said it aimed to create 20,000 jobs in the next five years in its end-to-end business to consumer delivery service. TNT said its trials in three areas of London, which started in April 2012, had been a success. The company said its workers, in orange and black uniforms, will complete their deliveries on bicycles.