Tech giant Amazon has invested more than €22 billion in Ireland since it established itself here in 2004, the company said, with €3 billion invested last year.
Amazon, which hit headlines in recent days for compelling staff to return to the office five days a week from January, said export sales from Irish SMEs selling on Amazon hit more than €170 million last year. Amazon’s Irish business has grown from its initial Dublin office and customer service centre in Cork, to hosting the first Amazon Web Services infrastructure region outside the US in 2007.
In recent years, Amazon has expanded its retail operation in Ireland, opening a new warehouse to deal with orders on the island of Ireland following Brexit. It is also planning to open a new Amazon.ie website next year.