The largest regional Fulfillment Centre now open in Saudi Arabia
Majid Al Futtaim, has opened its largest regional Carrefour online fulfillment centre in Saudi Arabia. Located in Riyadh, the facility has been set up to ensure the quick and efficient preparation and delivery of products to online shoppers across the capital.
The new fulfillment centre spanning 9,000sqm was recently inaugurated in the presence of officials from the Kingdom’s Ministry of Commerce and Investment. Over 500 employees fulfill customers’ needs with a range of over 12,000 essential grocery products, fresh fruits and vegetables, cleaning products, and more, delivered through 150 refrigerated trucks, the retailer revealed in a press communique.
The centre was set up in response to the exponential growth in online shopping following the pandemic and will contribute to keeping pace with the increased demand.
“The pandemic has brought about an unprecedented acceleration of digital adoption. This has enabled us to quickly enhance our online capabilities to cater to the new norm which is why we launched our largest fulfillment centre in Saudi Arabia to cater for the exponential demand for e-grocery,” commented Hani Weiss, CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Retail.
The new centre in Riyadh is the tenth and largest fulfillment centre operated by Majid Al Futtaim, following the opening of other centres across the Kingdom in Riyadh, Jeddah Medina, Dammam, and Khobar.
