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Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2008
Foreseen end date
1 January 2010
Description
The French branch of online retailer Amazon announced on 5 April 2007 that it is to open a second distribution centre in Sarran, in France's Loiret region, which will create 200 jobs between January 2008 and January 2010. The warehouse will open in stages, from the end of 2007. Recruitment will also be staggered over the next three years. Amazon has had a presence in France for seven years and already has a distribution centre in Boigny-sur-Bionne, also in the Loiret region.
Sources
6 April 2007: La Tribune
6 April 2007: Les Echos
5 April 2007: AFP
5 April 2007: Les Actualités de 01 Net
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Amazon, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 65208, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65208.
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