Irish Amazon customers are set to bypass Brexit barriers as a Dublin warehouse is rumoured to open in the west of the county.
The distribution centre is to be located in Baldonnell and it will allow customers to avoid Brexit delivery delays and VAT charges.
According to a report from Bloomberg, Irish Amazon customers may get many of their orders delivered even faster after the web retail giant locates its first Irish warehouse at the business park.
It is unclear how many new jobs will be created regarding the new fulfilment centre, although a recently opened Amazon centre in the UK announced it was to create 1,000 new jobs.
Amazon is currently on the verge of taking a 650,000sq ft unit at the Mountpark logistics centre.
The company already operates a delivery warehouse in Rathcoole for Amazon Prime customers, which opened last year.
The Baldonnell bid would be its first order warehouse centre where products are picked and packaged by Amazon staff.
Currently, many Amazon customers have noticed a delay in their deliveries due to Brexit as Amazon’s orders for Irish customers are fulfilled in the UK. The orders are then shipped to Ireland where they are delivered by An Post.
The new fulfilment centre would see the products picked and packaged for delivery by Amazon here in Ireland, hugely cutting down on delivery time.
It will see Irish customers avoid any delays or extra charges that may be in place due to Brexit.
An Post welcomed the news of the first Irish fulfilment centre.
Gillez Fernandez, the commercial director of An Post Commerce said: “This is good news for Irish Amazon customers who will get their purchases faster.
“By avoiding the Brexit pipeline, Amazon can get their parcels to us in An Post faster for immediate delivery to the customer. We work closely with Amazon who value our logistics and local expertise.
“Amazon continues to be an important customer as we grow our business.”
Any small Irish retailers struggling with their online sales and home delivery could move their stock to the Amazon marketplace and use its logistics system in order to improve business.
Dublin Live has contacted Professor Dolores Cahill for comment.
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