Amazon Opens First Distribution Center in Spain, Investing €100 Million in Zaragoza
Amazon has announced the opening of ZAZ8, its first Distribution Center in Spain, located in La Muela, Zaragoza. The facility represents a €100 million investment and is scheduled to begin operations in September 2026, with a target of 600 employees within three years.
What ZAZ8 Is and How It Works
The facility spans more than 30,000 square meters and sits in the Centrovía industrial park on the outskirts of Zaragoza. Amazon is not building a traditional fulfillment center here. ZAZ8 is designed to function as a regional inventory buffer, specializing in high-demand daily essentials such as baby wipes, powdered milk, and nutritional supplements.
The model works by creating an intermediate storage layer between suppliers and Amazon's existing network of fulfillment centers across Spain. By concentrating high-velocity inventory in Zaragoza before distributing it outward, Amazon reduces the distance between stock and the end customer, which directly cuts delivery times. In 2025, Amazon delivered over 190 million items same-day or next-day in Spain, its fastest delivery year on record in the country. ZAZ8 is designed to extend that performance further.
Amazon is not buying or operating the trucks that serve the facility. Instead, it is managing inventory flow through its own systems while working with its existing logistics network across Spain to push replenished stock onward.
Part of a Much Larger Spain Commitment
ZAZ8 is Amazon's fourth facility in Zaragoza, joining an existing Inbound Cross Dock, an Amazon Fresh center, and a logistics station. It is also the latest piece of a significantly larger investment story in Spain.
In March 2026, Amazon announced a €33.7 billion investment in Spain to expand cloud and AI infrastructure, with the majority of the impact concentrated in Aragón. That investment is expected to contribute €31.7 billion to Spain's GDP through 2035 and support an estimated 29,900 full-time equivalent jobs annually. Three AWS data centers have operated in Aragón since 2022, and Amazon also plans to build server manufacturing and AI infrastructure facilities in the region as part of that broader commitment.
Amazon has invested more than €20 billion in Spain since 2011 across retail, logistics, cloud infrastructure, and community programs. The company operates around 40 facilities across the country.
What It Means for Sellers and the Local Economy
More than 60% of products sold on Amazon come from third-party sellers, many of them small and medium-sized businesses. In Aragón specifically, over 400 SMEs sell on Amazon and collectively sold over 3 million products in 2024, generating €35 million in exports, a 50% increase from the previous year. A faster and more efficient logistics network in the region directly benefits those sellers by improving delivery promises on their products and reducing the inventory pressure that comes with serving customers across Spain from a single location.
For the local community, the scale of the job creation is notable. The mayor of La Muela, Adrián Tello Gimeno, pointed out that 600 new jobs in a town with fewer than 250 unemployed residents represents a transformational moment for the area. Roles at ZAZ8 span engineering, human resources, IT, health and safety, finance, and operations. Starting wages are above €1,600 per month, with additional benefits valued at approximately €3,500 annually including pension plans, health insurance, meal subsidies, and extended parental leave.
