Global retail giant Amazon has confirmed the closure of a South Tyneside base as part of a major UK network shake-up.
The online retailer is closing a delivery station in Jarrow in a move which will affect 50 jobs. The company said that the employees will, however, transfer to a nearby delivery station in the area. The announcement comes as the company reveals significant changes to its UK operations, which will lead to the closure of three large units as well as the launch of two new massive warehouses, including one in the North East which will create more than 1,000 jobs.
The firm has launched consultations over the closure of sites in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, Doncaster in South Yorkshire and Gourock, in the west of Scotland. 1,200 jobs will be affected but all workers at the sites will be offered roles at other Amazon locations. Amazon will open new delivery stations in Havant, Hampshire, and Aylesford, Kent, while replacing existing, older delivery stations in Portsmouth and Aylesford, where employees at those sites will transfer to the new buildings.
