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From next year, customers of online retailer Amazon will be able to access a dedicated Irish website Amazon.ie, which promises faster delivery and returns while avoiding customs charges or currency conversion fees.
The retail giant already employs 6,500 people in Cork, Dublin and Drogheda, and the site launch is expected to cause this number to grow.
"While many people in Ireland already shop on Amazon stores in other countries, the new Ireland store will offer a localised shopping experience offering customers what they value most - a wide selection of over 100 million products, including even more from Irish businesses, low prices, and fast and convenient deliveries and returns," the company said.
Over 1,000 small and medium-sized Irish enterprises (SMEs) already sell on the platform with these SMEs generating over €150 million in export sales in 2022.
The new store will also be supported by the new five-year agreement that An Post and Amazon announced last year, which will lead to more convenient and faster deliveries and returns.
"The launch of Amazon.ie will be great news for Irish customers and we’re looking forward to opening its virtual doors in 2025,” said John Boumphrey, Ireland & UK country manager at Amazon.
“This underscores our continued commitment to Ireland, and will bring a wide selection of great value products with fast delivery to Irish customers, as well as provide great opportunities for small- and medium-sized Irish businesses to reach a bigger audience at home and abroad.”
Amazon says it has invested more than €17 billion in Ireland since 2020. The company first opened an office here back in September 2004, and this was followed in April 2006 with a Customer Service Centre in Cork.
In November 2007, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched its first infrastructure region outside of the US in Ireland.
An official launch date for the new online store has not been announced yet, but more details about the new site, as well as ways for Irish brands to register, will be announced in the coming months.
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