Amazon to open four UK warehouses in £40bn expansion
Amazon has pledged to invest £40bn in the UK over the next three years
Amazon has pledged to invest £40bn in the UK over the next three years as it gears up to open four new fulfilment centres and create thousands of new jobs.
The ecommerce giant, already one of the UK’s biggest private employers with a 75,000-strong workforce, said it will build two major warehouses in the East Midlands, due to open in 2027.
It is also pressing ahead with previously announced sites in Hull and Northampton, with each site expected to create around 2,000 jobs.
The £40bn figure includes a wide-ranging investment package covering logistics, technology, and media infrastructure.
Two new buildings are also planned for its corporate HQ in east London, while Amazon will upgrade its delivery network, expand its fleet and continue redevelopment of Bray Film Studios in Berkshire.
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The business said the funding also accounts for wages, benefits, and the bulk of the £8bn earmarked in 2024 for UK data centres.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the spending would support communities “throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland” and provide better experiences for customers “wherever they live”.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer hailed the move as a “massive vote of confidence in the UK as the best place to do business”, while chancellor Rachel Reeves said it was a “powerful endorsement of Britain’s economic strengths”.
However, the news comes as Amazon faces mounting scrutiny. The grocery watchdog has launched an investigation into the retailer’s supplier payment practices, and the company continues to face criticism over warehouse conditions, which it denies.
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