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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.1 - Warehousing and storage
6,400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Online retailer Amazon has recently revealed its plans to create 6,400 new jobs in Poland and the Czech Republic, in response to growing demand in Europe.
Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company, with headquarters in Seattle, US, currently employs around 88,400 staff worldwide.
Sources
22 October 2013: The Economic Times
7 October 2013: Bloomberg
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Amazon, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 76058, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76058.
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