Amazon

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Hauts-de-France; Nord-Pas de Calais; Nord
Location of affected unit(s)
Lauwin-Planque
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
52.1 - Warehousing and storage
2,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
26 November 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013

Description

On 26 November 2012, the French subsidiary of the US online sales company, Amazon announced plans to recruit around 2,500 new employees by 2015.

They will be offered permanent contracts for its new logistic site that will be operational in the second semester 2013 in Lauwin-Planque near Douai.

In June 2012, Amazon had announced to implement a new logistic platform in Châlon-sur-Saône that will create a total of 1,000 positions, but the number was increased (see here).

Sources

  • 26 November 2012: Amazon.fr
  • 6 January 2013: Journal du dimanche
  • 22 November 2012: Le Figaro
  • 26 December 2012: L'Expansion

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Amazon, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 74678, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74678.