The figures, released in Amazon’s latest UK Economic Impact Hub, highlight the company’s spending across the North West over the past 15 years.
Spending totals more than £5.4 billion in the region to date.
Dan Boulger from Amazon in Bolton said: “Amazon is committed to strengthening the regional economy and supporting the broader North West community through strategic investments, employment creation, charitable contributions and community engagement initiatives.
“As we maintain our commitment to regional economic development, we’re enhancing our partnerships with community organisations throughout Bolton.
“In 2025 so far, our team has collaborated with many organisations including, Bolton Wanderers, Cherry Tree Primary and Baby Beat through volunteer engagement, product contributions and direct financial assistance.
“We look forward to expanding our community support initiatives in the months ahead as we continue serving customers, sellers and communities.”
Amazon’s said that the investment has generated an estimated £3 billion in regional GDP and created more than 7,000 full and part-time jobs.
The company also announced plans to invest £40 billion in the UK between 2025 and 2027.
This will include new fulfilment centres and delivery stations, plus upgrades to its network of more than 100 UK operations sites.
The investment is expected to create thousands of new full-time jobs, Amazon said, with the majority based outside London and the South East.
This includes 2,000 roles at a new fulfilment centre in Hull and another 2,000 at a site in Northampton.
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Since 2010, more than 1,500 people in the North West have completed Amazon’s career development and skills training programmes, and more than 230 apprentices have graduated from its apprenticeship scheme.
Each new site will offer more than 60 different roles, including positions for robotics technicians, safety experts, and mechatronic engineers.
More information can be found here: https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/company-news/amazon-economic-impact-uk-tax-contributions-investments
