Overview
- The commitment, announced at Amazon.nl’s five-year anniversary event in The Hague, is the company’s largest in the Netherlands since launching there in 2020.
- Funding will bolster cloud infrastructure through AWS and upgrade retail logistics and technology, including new AI capabilities for sellers on the platform.
- Amazon reports a Dutch workforce of more than 1,000 across offices in Amsterdam and The Hague and a delivery station in Rozenburg.
- Over 4,500 Dutch small and medium-sized businesses sell on Amazon, with about 90% exporting and more than 60% of Amazon.nl products coming from third-party sellers.
- Independent research cited in coverage estimates Amazon’s 2024 impact at roughly €200 million to GDP with 2,000 indirect and 900 induced jobs, while the company continues to trail Bol.com in local e-commerce sales.