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Amazon’s Economic Impact in the UK
Last year we celebrated our 20th anniversary in the UK, and we thought now would be a good moment to step back and reflect on what our overall economic contribution has been to the UK over that time. We’re sharing a snapshot of our job creation, tax contributions, and broader economic impact in the UK, including economic analysis that builds on our regular reporting cycle to go deeper than usual and provide a better understanding of our business and how we support the communities where we operate. -
International Women's Day
International Women’s Day is a day to reflect and recognize women for their achievements around the world and throughout history. -
The Beard brothers
The power of three: how Leicester-based brothers Keval Dattani, Kunal Dattani, and Savan Dattani became the big brothers of facial hair grooming and found global success with their 100% British start-up. -
Enabling 11-year-old students to experiment with technology
Internet of Things (IoT) became the center of attention for the students of Santa Maria la Blanca School in Madrid in May 2018. -
Spanish shoes go from grandma's garage to Prime Week
José Antonio Mollá, founder of Castellanisimos, grew up in Alicante, the cradle of Spanish footwear. This year, for the first time, his company will take part in Amazon’s Prime Week. -
Sharing STEM workshops with Lënster Lycée in Luxembourg
“Amazon rekognition” and our voice-controlled personal assistant “Alexa” were the protagonist in our latest tech exploratory lab at the Lënster Lycée in Luxembourg. -
Amatrice raises from the ashes through literature
Students at the University of Udine joined forces with Amazon for the initiative 'An eBook for Amatrice', which donated a digital library to the town in Lazio devastated by an earthquake in 2016. -
Crystal craftsman combines tradition and modernity
As a master artisan, Valery Klein took advantage of the opportunities offered by Amazon Handmade to pursue his passion while developing his business -
Design—and enthusiasm—with no limits
‘Limitless’ is the project that saw Monika, Urte, Francesca and Ankita—four students enrolled on the Master in Interior Design at IED Milan—win the Amazon Design Awards, a competition for which students were asked to redesign Amazon’s sorting centres with practicality and employee comfort in mind. -
How we are supporting our communities
Amazon in the Community Luxembourg have recently carried out various activities with the underprivileged families based on our partnership with Caritas as well as the students of the Lenster Lycée of Junglinster, Luxembourg. -
From Turin to the global market
Male and female clothing from Atelier Boldetti, in Turin (Italy), captivate the European clients at the “Made in Italy” store of Amazon.it. -
Celebrating St. Nicholas with local communities and Caritas
For the first time, refugee families in Luxembourg were able to discover the traditional St Nicolas celebration as part of local Christmas festivities.
