Amazon to open its fifth logistics centre in Poland

Creating jobs: Amazon currently employs over 7,000 people on regular job contracts in its three centres in western Poland.

WARSAW: US online retailer Amazon.com Inc will open its fifth logistics centre in Poland this year, seeking to benefit from the country's relatively low wages and proximity to the large German market.

The decision adds to a trend of multinational companies opening shared services and logistics centres in the European Union's largest eastern member to tap its relatively large and skilled workforce.