Amazon’s huge warehouse in Milton Keynes - the first depot opened by the online giant in the UK - is set to close this spring.
The fulfilment centre is expected to be shut by May, with its business moved to a brand new £500m facility in Northampton.
The Marston Gate site currently employs 590 staff, who will be given the opportunity to transfer to Northampton, or sites elsewhere.
"We’re always evaluating our network to make sure it fits our business needs and to improve the experience for our employees and customers," Amazon said in a statement.
“We'e’ve announced a consultation on a proposal to close our fulfilment centre in Milton Keynes and to offer employees an opportunity to transfer to our brand-new site in Northampton – a larger, state-of-the-art building which will employ up to 2,000 people – or to other Amazon sites.
“Our top priority is to support our people during this process.”
