The new Amazon.ie online store will feature a wide selection of products – including more from Irish businesses – with low, local prices, no additional customs charges, faster deliveries and easier returns.

Amazon has announced that it will launch a new dedicated store in Ireland, Amazon.ie, in 2025, to enhance the retail experience for new and existing customers. While many people in Ireland already shop on Amazon stores in other countries, the new Ireland store will offer a localised shopping experience, so customers can get what they value most – a wide selection of over 100m products, including even more from Irish businesses, low prices and fast and convenient deliveries and returns.

The store follows the launch of Amazon’s first fulfilment centre in Dublin in 2022, which created 500 new jobs and has provided faster delivery for customers across the country seven days a week, including One-Day Delivery on hundreds of thousands of products. Customers will also be able to browse products with clearer, local pricing, and without additional customs charges.

“The launch of Amazon.ie will be great news for Irish customers and we’re looking forward to opening its virtual doors in 2025,” said John Boumphrey, Ireland & UK country manager at Amazon. “This underscores our continued commitment to Ireland, and will bring a wide selection of great value products with fast delivery to Irish customers, as well as provide great opportunities for small and medium-sized Irish businesses to reach a bigger audience at home and abroad.”

Over 1,000 small and medium-sized Irish enterprises (SMEs) already sell on Amazon, with these SMEs generating over €150m in export sales in 2022 alone. From 2020 to 2022, Amazon has invested over €20b to help European SMEs reach new customers across the European Single Market and international export markets, achieving more than €8b in export sales in 2022. The new store will also be supported by the new five-year agreement that An Post and Amazon announced last year, which will lead to more convenient and faster deliveries and returns.

Amazon already has a rich history in Ireland, and employs around 6,500 people in Cork, Dublin and Drogheda in a diverse range of roles including data engineers, operations management and finance, supporting an additional 9,000 jobs in the wider Irish economy. Amazon has invested more than €17b in Ireland since 2020, and Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) investment in cloud infrastructure has expanded Ireland’s economic output by almost €11.4b over the last decade. Earlier this year, Amazon released LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland, its first Irish Original production, which was filmed entirely in Ireland. Prime members in Ireland will also be able to watch UEFA Champions League football on Prime Video starting from next season.

Darragh Kelly, Ireland general manager for Customer Fulfilment at Amazon, said: “We already serve customers across Ireland, support more than 1,000 local businesses who sell on Amazon and are a significant employer in Ireland. Our teams across the country are so excited about this next chapter in our story here, and are looking forward to delivering for our customers through our new Irish store in 2025.”

IDA Ireland CEO, Michael Lohan, said: “Amazon has been a major investor in Ireland for over 20 years. The launch of Amazon.ie is a show of commitment to its Irish operations. It reinforces the company’s existing and strong Irish presence and will enhance the benefits already delivered to Ireland through the broad base of strategic activities it carries out here.”

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke TD, said: “I am delighted to see Amazon continuing to grow its presence in Ireland. The launch of an Irish store will enhance customer experiences in Ireland and provide a significant platform for Irish SMEs to expand their online presence and grow their business. This announcement is a significant reaffirmation of Amazon’s commitment to Ireland, and I wish all involved every success.”

More details about the new store and ways for Irish brands and SMEs to register will be announced in the coming months, alongside further information about customer offers and benefits.