France, May 6 -- The investment is Amazon's biggest in France so far. It will fund new logistics sites, develop cloud and AI services and strengthen the company's existing network, Amazon said in a statement on Tuesday.

Four new distribution centres are planned across northern, eastern and central France. Job creation will begin in 2026 with the opening of the first three sites. New sites and jobs

The first wave will create 1,000 permanent jobs in Illiers-Combray, south-west of Paris, another 1,000 in the northern city of Beauvais and 3,000 near Lyon in southeastern France.

A fourth distribution centre is due to open near the German border in Ensisheim, in eastern France, at the end of 2027, creating another 2,000 permanent jobs.

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