MILAN (ITALY) – Amazon said on Monday that it will open two new logistics hubs in Italy this year by investing more than 230 million euros ($278 million).
The world’s largest online retailer said a distribution centre in the city of Novara and a fulfilment centre close to the city of Modena will be opened, creating 1,100 new jobs in the next three years.
“Amazon continues to expand its logistics network in order to satisfy the growing demand of clients, widen product selections and support those small and medium enterprises that have decided to sell their products using Amazon logistics,” the group said in a statement.
The firm has already pumped in 5.8 billion euros in Italy ever since it first began operations a decade ago. As of now, it employs 8,500 people in the country.