Amazon has announced plans to invest more than \u20ac15 billion to expand its French operations between 2026 and 2028.<\/p>\n
The investments will cover infrastructure spending and operating expenses, including the building of new logistics centres, investments in its existing network and the development of Amazon\u2019s cloud and AI capabilities in the country.<\/p>\n
The first tranche of investment will go towards constructing three distribution centres in the country, which Amazon said will create 5,000 permanent jobs.<\/p>\n
The company said these investments will allow it to offer faster deliveries on a wider selection of products. Amazon added that it relies on what it calls cutting-edge AI to determine which products to stock where, reducing delivery times and travel distances for goods.<\/p>\n
Amazon additionally claimed that these investments will directly benefit its employees in the country. It said that integration of AI and robotics technologies into existing logistics networks improve employee well-being and safety at its sites by freeing up time for employees to focus on higher-value tasks such as problem solving, quality control and process improvement.<\/p>\n
In January, Amazon faced questioning before the European Parliament\u2019s Employment and Social Affairs Committee to answer questions on its monitoring of workers, and two years before, it was fined \u20ac32 million by France\u2019s data protection authority for \u201cexcessively intrusive\u201d surveillance of employees.<\/p>\n
“This investment plan of more than \u20ac15 billion carries a clear ambition: to be ever more useful to the French people and the French economy,\u201d Jean-Baptiste Thomas, Amazon\u2019s country manager in France, said. \u201cThis means faster deliveries, wider selection, and low prices accessible everywhere in France, all with a reduced environmental footprint through a proximity-based logistics network.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese investments will directly benefit local communities, with more than 7,000 permanent jobs created, while allowing the French businesses that rely on our marketplace, technologies, and cloud and AI solutions to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that this was the company\u2019s most significant commitment to France in over 25 years, and offers \u201ctangible proof\u201d of its confidence in the country\u2019s economic and technological future.<\/p>\n
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