Spanish grocery store chain Mercadona has inaugurated its Almeirim Logistics Block in Portugal, involving an funding of €290 million that may help its continued enlargement within the nation.
The brand new facility is the corporate’s largest logistics hub in Spain and Portugal and can provide items to 63 shops and create 630 new jobs, the retailer added.
The Almeirim Logistics Block enhances Mercadona’s present logistics centre in Póvoa de Varzim and underscores the corporate’s dedication to the Portuguese market.
The power spans 120,000 sq. metres and consists of chilly storage, dry storage, workplace buildings, and a retailer workshop.
Mercadona is specializing in vitality effectivity and sustainability on the Almeirim facility, with 8,700 photo voltaic panels to generate 25% of the block’s vitality wants (4.5 GWh per 12 months).
The corporate additionally seeks to make sure accountable water use, implementing a water reuse system that saves 90,000 litres per day and a rainwater assortment system to help the native ecosystem.
An actual-time water consumption monitoring system will additional improve effectivity, in response to the retailer.
Higher Service To Clients
The corporate’s director of institutional relations, Inês Santos, highlighted the importance of the Almeirim Logistics Block in Mercadona’s dedication to Portugal and its dedication to offering higher service to prospects.
Mercadona’s environment friendly and sustainable logistics community, spanning 1.4 million sq. metres throughout 17 logistics blocks, is essential to its operations throughout greater than 1,665 supermarkets.
The corporate is dedicated to minimising its environmental impression by round financial system measures, automation, inexperienced initiatives, and collaboration with logistics suppliers.
Final 12 months, Mercadona expanded its Portuguese presence by opening 11 new shops, bringing its complete to 60.
The retail goals to take care of this tempo of development with a €220 million funding in roughly 12 extra shops this 12 months, together with the corporate’s first two places in Lisbon.
Mercadona tasks its complete funding in Portugal to surpass €1 billion. Final 12 months, the corporate’s Portuguese operations noticed a 27% improve in turnover to €1.778 billion, and generated a web revenue of €30 million.
