Amazon plans to go ahead with South African marketplace despite global retrenchments - sources

[Jan]

Amazon marketplace plans for South Africa after 18,000 job cuts

Amazon is continuing with its plans to launch marketplace and Amazon Prime services in South Africa this year despite cost-cutting at the company.

Last year, reports surfaced that Amazon was planning to launch a marketplace in South Africa in February 2023.

 

[LCBXX]

Great!

 

[Nerfherder]

Yup. Despite all the kak here its still better to expand here.

 

[Sapphiron]

This round of firings is most likely just a preparation for moving those jobs into other countries.

 

[Kosmik]

This round of firings is most likely just a preparation for moving those jobs into other countries.

Also more HR and Recruitment vs tech or warehousing.

 

[purple face]

great best news ever

 

[Madhawk]

Can’t wait to order toilet paper in bulk…

 

[purple face]

Takealot = take a little

 

[Vorastra]

Retrenchments in other regional markets has nothing to do with opening up a new market.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

21 days to go (hopefully!).

Let's get it on like Donkey Kong!

 

[SilverCode]

I hear the unions are already licking their lips and planning their first strike

 

[Safrica]

any idea where the amazon warehouse situated

 

[tridev]

Why have we not heard about anyone being hired by Amazon or where are the warehouses they are renting?

 

[Pegasus]

Why have we not heard about anyone being hired by Amazon or where are the warehouses they are renting?

Ask the help desk to add you to “Group Amazon All”,

 

[tridev]

Ask the help desk to add you to “Group Amazon All”,

If I search on LinkedIn and filter Amazon jobs to South Africa then I don't see any jobs that would indicate them opening a marketplace here.

 

[purple face]

 

[purple face]

Amazon on a major hiring spree in South Africa

Global e-commerce giant Amazon.com is on a hiring spree in South Africa, with over 200 positions available in the country – 60 added in the last month.

businesstech.co.za

 

[Dylan_G]

Amazon on a major hiring spree in South Africa

Global e-commerce giant Amazon.com is on a hiring spree in South Africa, with over 200 positions available in the country – 60 added in the last month.

businesstech.co.za

That article is from October. There aren't (m)any jobs listed now. Hiring freeze on SDE roles (so I've heard).

 

[skimread]

Amazon on a major hiring spree in South Africa

Global e-commerce giant Amazon.com is on a hiring spree in South Africa, with over 200 positions available in the country – 60 added in the last month.

businesstech.co.za

That is for AWS which is part of Amazon's cloud business and not their marketplace business.