AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Amazon (AMZN) plans to take a position 1.4 billion euros ($1.63 billion) within the Netherlands over the subsequent three years, the corporate stated on Monday.
The funding is its largest within the euro zone’s fifth greatest economic system because it launched its actions there in 2020, the corporate stated.
Amazon has round 1,000 staff within the Netherlands, the place its on-line gross sales path these of market chief Bol.com, a subsidiary of retail agency Ahold Delhaize.
“The Netherlands is a crucial development marketplace for us,” Amazon’s head for Belgium and the Netherlands Eva Faict stated.
“These investments will enable us to raised serve our prospects and enhance our companies.”
In an interview with Dutch monetary each day FD printed on Monday, Faict stated the investments had been partly aimed on the growth of synthetic intelligence for entrepreneurs who promote their merchandise on Amazon’s platform.
Earlier this month, she introduced a $1.16 billion funding in Amazon’s Belgian operations.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Enhancing by Sonia Cheema and Joe Bavier)
