Amazon Seller Support Hub to open in Barcelona: 500 new jobs managing Marketplace traders in Spain, France and Italy
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 @ 12:27 PM
A SUPPORT centre for online store Amazon is set to open in Barcelona, creating 500 new jobs over the next three years.
Online guidance and practical help will be provided for small and medium-sized businesses in south-western Europe who sell their wares on the versatile virtual shop – not just in Spain, but also in France and Italy.
Sellers through Amazon Marketplace can reach customers, potentially, worldwide, and deliveries and packaging of orders is fulfilled by Amazon itself as a guarantee for vendors and buyers.
This has allowed sole traders and small firms to 'go international', exporting their goods without having to bear the prohibitive logistics costs that companies of their size do not have the income or capital to stretch to.
At present, Amazon has Seller Support Hubs in South Africa, the Republic of Ireland, the USA, Germany and Slovakia, meaning Barcelona is strategically placed to serve Marketplace traders in Europe's south-western corner as it is geographically closest – and, effectively, will have a captive audience of three countries.
In Spain alone, tens of thousands of small firms used Amazon Marketplace last year to export products to a value of €200 million, and Barcelona has an existing and thriving network of businesses of this type, including start-ups and sole traders, which are 'especially dynamic and innovative', according to Amazon Spain and Italy managing director François Nuyts.
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