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Amazon logistics expansion in Germany

Overview

Amazon is undertaking significant logistics infrastructure expansions across Germany, focusing on automation and capacity increases.

In Pforzheim, the company announced a €300 million investment to upgrade its logistics centre to handle small- and medium-size goods. This project aims to increase storage capacity to approximately 20,000 different items and will deploy hundreds of transport robots to assist workers. The workforce at this location is expected to more than double, growing from 1,000 to over 2,000 employees by the end of 2029.

Similarly, in Rheinberg, Amazon is investing several hundred million euros to modernize its logistics center through 2029. The expansion involves adding intermediate levels to existing halls to increase item availability from 8 million to 20 million. This site will also implement hundreds of transport robots to improve efficiency, with plans to double the local workforce from roughly 1,000 to more than 2,000 employees by the end of 2029.

Entities

Germany · Amazon.com Inc. · Pforzheim logistics centre · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Wiesau

Timeline

  1. 17 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    Amazon to invest hundreds of millions in Rheinberg logistics center

    Amazon will invest hundreds of millions of euros to modernize its Rheinberg logistics center, doubling its workforce and using robotics to increase item availability to 20 million by 2029.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 54 sources
    Amazon invests €300 million in Pforzheim logistics centre

    Amazon will spend over €300 million to expand its Pforzheim logistics centre, adding capacity for 20 000 items, deploying hundreds of robots and more than doubling staff to 2 000 by 2029, while keeping all jobs

Sources

fehmarn24.de · finanzen.ch · kurierverlag.de · oberpfalzecho.de · onetz.de · ramp-one.de