Type
Business expansion
Country
Spain
Region
Sur; Región de Murcia;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Non-specialised retail sale
47.12 - Other non-specialised retail sale

200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
13 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

US e-commerce and cloud computing company Amazon announced the creation of 200 new permanent jobs in its new logistic centre in Murcia (together with indirect creation of jobs in the territory). The centre covers a 48,000 square meters area, and it is expected to host an 8,000 square meters warehouse for product distribution to make this plant the main logistic centre of the company for East and South Spain. In the medium long-term the company forecasts to create up to 1,000 jobs.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Amazon, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 99816, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99816.