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<p>The company <a href="http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=amazon-delivers-1-200-jobs&method=full&objectid=18825657&siteid=50082-name_page.html">said</a> it is confident phase one will be complete by October, in time for the seasonal online spending boom.</p>
<p>UK online sales <a href="/blog/677-christmas-uk-online-sales-up-50-imrg">doubled last Christmas</a> from the previous year's holiday, as more shoppers take to the web every year.</p>
<p>Worldwide, Amazon <a href="http://www.imrg.org/ItemDetail.aspx?clg=News&cid=nws&pid=News_Amazon5&language=en-GB">reported</a> 4m sales in one day alone last Christmas, beating its previous record day figure by 400,000. In the UK, Amazon's busiest day <a href="http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0100news/tm_headline=amazon---from-humble-beginnings&method=full&objectid=18825213&siteid=50082-name_page.html">saw</a> 750,000 orders and 600,000 shipments.</p>
<p>With this year anticipated to show another up-turn, the retailer is expanding capacity. </p>
<p>The new 33-acre site, among its largest in Europe, will employ 1,200 logistics and order processing staff in four years' time, with around 1,500 additional temporary and part-time positioned expected to be created to cope with Christmas periods.</p>
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<strong>A massive new distribution centre due to be built in south Wales by <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk">Amazon.co.uk</a> will be partially operational in time for the 2007 Christmas e-commerce rush.</strong>
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<p>The retailer yesterday announced it is to create its fourth UK fulfillment HQ, spanning 800,000sqft, near Swansea following an incentive package from the Welsh Assembly Government.</p>
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<p>Related Econsultancy reports include our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-platforms-buyer-s-guide-2009">E-commerce Platforms Buyer's Guide</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/delivering-successful-e-commerce-projects">Delivering Successful E-commerce Projects</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail Checkout Special</a></strong>. See also the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-statistics">E-commerce Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Related Econsultancy reports include our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-platforms-buyer-s-guide-2009">E-commerce Platforms Buyer's Guide</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/delivering-successful-e-commerce-projects">Delivering Successful E-commerce Projects</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail Checkout Special</a></strong>. See also the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-statistics">E-commerce Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p>
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