Amazon.fr

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Centre — Val de Loire; Centre — Val de Loire; Loiret
Location of affected unit(s)
Saran
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
9 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

On the 10th of February, the French subsidiary of American online sales company Amazon signed an agreement with the employment public service (Pôle Emploi) to recruit about 100 people on permanent employment contracts for its logistic platform of Saran (Loiret).

The CEO of Amazon.fr stresses the company could hire up to 200 employees. The platform currently employs between 700 and 800 employees and could reach employment levels as high as 2,800 by Christmas.

Sources

  • 9 February 2012: Le Parisien

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Amazon.fr, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 73135, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73135.