Amazon to create thousands of new jobs at its East Anglia based depot.
The centre will be located in Tilbury, Essex and Amazon plans to open the facility by spring next year.
The latest depot adds to three research and development centres - where drone technology development is taking place - headquarters in London, as well as plans for new data centres to support the growth of Amazon Web Services (AWS) by early next year
The new jobs are in addition to the 3,500 jobs Amazon has already committed to create within the UK this year.
It raises the total number of full-time permanent employees at the retailer to 15,500 by the end of 2016.
The Office for National Statistics says online sales in the UK rose by 16.7% in July compared to the same period last year.
"The online market now accounts for 14.2% of all retail sales," said Ian Geddes, UK head of retail at Deloitte.
"Not only does this indicate a step up in online spending, but retailers also appear to be on the right path when it comes to engaging with the online consumer."
Amazon has invested more than £4.6bn in the UK economy over the past six years.
The retailer's new UK manager Doug Carr said Britain's decision to leave the European Union had not affected its plans to invest and expand within the country.
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