Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Hessen; Kassel; Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

2,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 August 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

On 27 August online bookshop Amazon announced the building of a new transport and distribution centre in Bad Hersfeld, Hessia, creating 2,500 jobs within the next three years. The new centre is expected to start its operation in the third quarter of 2009.


Sources

  • 28 August 2008: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Amazon, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 67012, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67012.