On May 6, Amazon announced that it will build a new logistics center in Kaigewosi, East Midland, and provide more than 500 permanent jobs in the area. The new facilities will be used to support third-party sellers.
It is reported that the Kegworth Logistics Center is Amazon's fifth logistics center in East Midland. The other four logistics centers are located in Keerwei, Dawenteli, Luqili, and Rugby. Amazon also opened its first processing center in Coventry to receive and sort millions of products sold each year by British stations.
Amazon says Amazon UK currently has more than 250 million independent products, half of which are FBA products. The FBA, known as Fulfilment by Amazon, opens its platform to third-party sellers and integrates its inventory into Amazon's global logistics network, providing it with picking, packaging, and terminal distribution services. As of last year, the number of companies using FBA had increased by more than 70 per cent.
Billion Power learned that in 2019, Amazon's air cargo department added 50 aircraft to expand the construction of aviation hubs. The Group is also committed to developing intelligent logistics construction and launched the 'Scout' delivery robot for preliminary distribution testing. Amazon also reported in the first quarter of 2019 that it is committed to upgrading the 'Sunda' service to 'Sunda' and will invest another 800 million U.S. dollars in the second quarter to grab the freight forwarding market at a low price.
Since 2010, Amazon has created more than 27,500 jobs in the UK, invested more than 9.3 billion pounds, and provided business for more than 370,000 e-businesses in the UK, according to data.