The US e-commerce giant Amazon announced on Tuesday that it would build a distribution center in Haut-Rhin, France. It will be one of the largest in Europe. The investment amounts to over 250 million euros and creates 2,000 jobs.
The building in the municipality of Ensisheim will have a floor area of approximately 60,000 square meters and a total area of 189,000 square meters on three levels. The e-commerce giant told the AFP news agency that the opening is planned for the end of 2027.
The company confirmed that it will be one of Amazon’s largest logistics centers in Europe in terms of area.
“The location is used to prepare customer orders and will integrate the latest robotic technologies developed by Amazon,” the US company said in a statement.
The group emphasized that Amazon has invested over 1.5 billion euros in the Grand Est region since 2010. The company already employs more than 4,000 permanent employees in its distribution center in Augny (Moselle) and its two distribution warehouses in Woippy (Moselle) and Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).
In France, Amazon employs 17,000 people in its distribution centers and 5,000 in its sorting and distribution warehouses.
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