Amazon rival Overstock.com plans to create 45 jobs at a software development operation in Ireland.
The secretive firm has not revealed whether the new staff, who will be based in Sligo as part of a development scheme with the Irish government, will be part of the firm's European plan or feed into the global operation.
The firm launched a price war with Amazon two weeks ago, as reported in the Bookseller, suggesting it may be taking a more aggressive stance towards its key rival. The Bookseller said Overstock launched a 'one week only' promotion offering '10 per cent of Amazon's Book Prices'. But Overstock apparently enjoyed the promotion so much that it extended it into the following week.
Salt Lake City-based Overstock has global sales of more than $1 billion and just under a million products listed in its site, including furniture, music, books and clothing. It employs 1,300 staff.
According to the Irish Independent newspaper the announcement comes just six months after fellow online retailer Etsy selected Dublin as its European, Middle Eastern and African headquarters creating 17 new jobs. IDA Ireland, the International Development Fund's local operation, aggressively promotes Sligo among other areas, the newspaper reported.
No comments:
Post a Comment