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Amazon Closes Milton Keynes Center, Offers Northampton Jobs

1/15/2026

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Amazon.com, Inc. will close its Milton Keynes fulfilment centre in the United Kingdom, opened in 1998, after announcing a consultation affecting 590 employees.
Employees affected by the closure may transfer to a new Northampton site opening in May, which will employ up to 2,000 people.
The Northampton site is a £500 million facility and will initially employ 1,400 staff.
A separate Milton Keynes sortation centre will remain unaffected.

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Story summary

Amazon.com, Inc. will close its Milton Keynes fulfilment centre in the United Kingdom, opened in 1998, after announcing a consultation affecting 590 employees.
Employees affected by the closure may transfer to a new Northampton site opening in May, which will employ up to 2,000 people.
The Northampton site is a £500 million facility and will initially employ 1,400 staff.
A separate Milton Keynes sortation centre will remain unaffected.