Amazon to create 5,000 UK jobs to bolster Kindle Fire launch September 7, 2012 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Amazon says it will bolster the UK launch of its Kindle Fire tablet by creating 5,000 full-time and temporary jobs in Blighty, The Register reports. The web retailer will open three new distribution centers in the Britain, and claims it will recruit 2,000 people as well as 3,000 temporary workers during the run up to Christmas to cope with increased orders. Positions will also be opened in computing, management and human resources departments. The expansion was announced as Amazon opened a new 450,000 sq ft centre in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, creating 600 positions. The online bazaar has eight centers in the UK, and the new sites will be open by 2015.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |
