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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Via Stalls And Markets Or Other 47.91 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 May 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has announced the recruitment of 300 people for its future logistics platform in Belin-Beliet (Gironde). This will be the first logistics platform in France for Alibaba. The building will have a surface area of 71,000 m² over 19 hectares. The project is led by PRD, a major player in logistics real estate, which is waiting for the building permit to be validated by the State administrative authorities. Operations are planned to begin in early 2021.
Eurofound (2020), Alibaba, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 100765, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/100765.
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