Amazon opens new logistics center in Poland
Photo by Mike Mareen/Shutterstock.com
American e-commerce giant Amazon has officially opened a new logistics center in southwestern Poland, Polish Radio says, citing a report by the Polish Press Agency (PAP).
The Amazon Logistics Center in Szczecin, Poland. Photo by Mike Mareen/Shutterstock.com
The 60,000 sum facility in the village of Okmiany (455 km southwest of Warsaw) will ultimately employ more than 1,000 staff, using modern technology including robots, which will allow orders to be processed faster, according to Amazon.
The U.S. company started operations in Poland in 2014. It now has seven logistics centers in the country, including the one in Szczecin (566 km northwest of Warsaw), pictured above, a research facility in the northern city of GdaĹ„sk and an Amazon Web Services center in Warsaw, according to PAP. Amazon employs more than 16,000 people in Poland, the press agency adds.Â
ADVERTISEMENT
Road Accidents With Injuries up Last Year
Parliament Negates Mandatory Membership in MOK
Audi Hungaria Management, Union Reps Reach Wage Deal
Budapest Leaders Unveil Plans to Scale Back Traffic on Thoro...
SUPPORT THE BUDAPEST BUSINESS JOURNAL
Producing journalism that is worthy of the name is a costly business. For 27 years, the publishers, editors and reporters of the Budapest Business Journal have striven to bring you business news that works, information that you can trust, that is factual, accurate and presented without fear or favor.
Newspaper organizations across the globe have struggled to find a business model that allows them to continue to excel, without compromising their ability to perform. Most recently, some have experimented with the idea of involving their most important stakeholders, their readers.
We would like to offer that same opportunity to our readers. We would like to invite you to help us deliver the quality business journalism you require. Hit our Support the BBJ button and you can choose the how much and how often you send us your contributions.
