Amazon's new delivery hubs in Paterna, Illescas and Getafe will create hundreds of new jobs
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 @ 10:52 AM
ONLINE megastore Amazon is about to open a new logistics centre in the Greater Madrid region which will create 500 permanent jobs.
The hub will be up and running in Getafe by the autumn at the latest, and the entire complex will be around the size of seven football pitches, the company reveals.
With a delivery centre in Getafe, Amazon Spain will be able to supply the whole of Europe, which will involve increasing staff numbers in the country by 50%, from the existing 1,000 to 1,500.
It will mainly be attending to small and medium-sized businesses which trade via the global internet store Amazon Marketplace – a set-up which has enabled even single-branch family-run outfits and sole traders to go international and export their wares without the prohibitive expenses this would normally involve.
Amazon, which started out life as a web-based book, CD and video shop and now sells literally everything including food, clothing, electronics and household products, has been keen to invest in Spain and its network of support centres and delivery hubs in the country is growing rapidly.
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