Economic report reveals £140m investment in Devon by Amazon

Amazon has launched its latest analysis of the company’s regional investment across the UK. The 2022 Amazon UK Economic Impact Hub shows that the company has invested more than £140 million in Devon since 2010.

The Amazon UK Economic Impact Hub provides regional data on jobs created by Amazon locally, the number of regional independent small businesses supported by the company, the level of economic activity driven by Amazon’s investments and the export sales recorded last year by small businesses in Devon selling on Amazon.

If you click on the South West section of this interactive map, you will see a breakdown of Amazon’s investments and export sales figures for SMEs in Devon.

Below are the key stats covering your region and a quote from the delivery station manager of the Amazon Delivery Station in Exeter.

Since 2010, Amazon has invested over £140 million in Devon.

This investment led to the production of goods and services that contributed an estimated £140 million to the region's GDP since 2010.

To date, Amazon has created more than 3,000 full and part-time jobs in the South West.

More than 400 people in the South West have completed Amazon’s employability skills training programme since 2010.

More than 100 apprentices in the South West have qualified from the Amazon Apprenticeship programme since 2010.

In Devon, there are more than 1,000 small and medium-sized businesses selling on Amazon as independent selling partners.

Small businesses from the region selling on Amazon recorded over £25 million of export sales in 2021.

In partnership with the charity Magic Breakfast, Amazon delivered more than 260,000 healthy breakfasts to vulnerable children and schools across the South West in 2021.

“Amazon is a proud member of the community in Devon, investing over £140 million in the region since 2010 to support local businesses, create jobs and make a positive contribution to the regional economy,” said Katie Warren, Delivery Station Manager at the Amazon delivery station in Exeter. “We help more than 1,500 small businesses across Devon sell on Amazon and reach customers around the world, and we also continue to support community organisations across the region through donations and volunteering. Recently, we have donated to a range of good causes including Exeter Food Action while working with Magic Breakfast to deliver healthy breakfasts to vulnerable children and schools.”

More details about Amazon’s economic impact in the UK can be found here:

https://impact.aboutamazon.co.uk/