<p>US ecommerce giant Amazon said Wednesday it will launch a Polish-language site and began the process of registering companies that want to sell to Polish customers through its platform.</p>.<p>Poland, which has a population of 38 million people, is one of the last major European countries without a dedicated Amazon website.</p>.<p>Within the EU, Amazon has dedicated sites in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.</p>.<p>Amazon's German website already has a Polish-language section and the company employs around 18,000 people in warehouses in Poland and through the IT company Amazon Web Services.</p>.<p>"The next step is to bring a full consumer retail offering to Poland and we are making those plans now," Alex Ootes, Amazon's Vice President for EU expansion, said in a statement.</p>.<p>Contacted by AFP, the company declined to say when exactly it would launch the site.</p>.<p>Polish ecommerce company Allegro, which made the largest stock market entry in Europe in 2020, is currently the country's largest online marketplace.</p>.<p>Following Amazon's announcement, shares in Allegro fell by more than seven per cent in morning exchanges.</p>
<p>US ecommerce giant Amazon said Wednesday it will launch a Polish-language site and began the process of registering companies that want to sell to Polish customers through its platform.</p>.<p>Poland, which has a population of 38 million people, is one of the last major European countries without a dedicated Amazon website.</p>.<p>Within the EU, Amazon has dedicated sites in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.</p>.<p>Amazon's German website already has a Polish-language section and the company employs around 18,000 people in warehouses in Poland and through the IT company Amazon Web Services.</p>.<p>"The next step is to bring a full consumer retail offering to Poland and we are making those plans now," Alex Ootes, Amazon's Vice President for EU expansion, said in a statement.</p>.<p>Contacted by AFP, the company declined to say when exactly it would launch the site.</p>.<p>Polish ecommerce company Allegro, which made the largest stock market entry in Europe in 2020, is currently the country's largest online marketplace.</p>.<p>Following Amazon's announcement, shares in Allegro fell by more than seven per cent in morning exchanges.</p>