Amazon Set to Launch Dedicated Online Store in Ireland in 2025Amazon ( NASDAQ:AMZN ) has announced its intention to launch a dedicated online store in Ireland in 2025. This move, according to the company, will provide Irish customers with a wide selection of great value products with fast delivery, while also offering opportunities for small- and medium-sized Irish businesses to reach a bigger audience at home and abroad. Amazon.ie will offer more products from Irish businesses, low, local prices, and no additional customs charges.
The new store will provide an enhanced experience for both new and existing customers by delivering a localized shopping experience to those who already shop on Amazon stores in other countries. Furthermore, the company stated that more than 1,000 Irish businesses already sell on Amazon and generated over 150 million euros (about $162 million) in export sales in 2022.
Amazon ( NASDAQ:AMZN ) currently employs 6,500 people in Ireland, including data engineers, operations management, finance, and other roles. The company has also invested more than 17 billion euros (about $18 billion) in the country since 2020 and launched its first fulfillment center in 2022. Additionally, Amazon signed a five-year agreement with An Post in 2023 that will make deliveries and returns faster and easier.
In a related announcement, Amazon ( NASDAQ:AMZN ) stated that it is heading into its 25th year of offering Amazon Marketplace, its online experience that offers goods from independent sellers, many of which are small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Launched in 2000, Amazon Marketplace has enabled independent sellers to employ more than 1.8 million people in the United States and has contributed to these sellers now accounting for more than 60% of sales in Amazon's stores.
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