DIARIO DEL PUERTO New habits 41 exclusively to online grocery orders. Alexandre Bompard, the Chairman and CEO of the Carrefour Group, officially opened this platform accompanied by Reyes Maroto, the Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, on 10 March. The new facility has a surface area of 10,000 square metres and can deliver up to 4,000 orders per day. Alexandre Bompard: ”The opening of the Getafe platform illustrates the significant progress of our digital roadmap in Spain. E-commerce is attracting more and more customers and is now one of the most important drivers for growth, along with the digital transformation of our financial services and retail media. In Spain, as in the rest of the Group, we aim to continue to accelerate our investments in innovation to help our customers, create new jobs and transform Carrefour into a Digital Retail Company”. The faci l i ty, operated by Salvesen Logística, features the latest innovations in e-commerce operating systems which range from order planning to supply management, the application of smart packaging algorithms to optimise vehicle loads and floor space and the dynamic management of last-mile routes to improve the efficiency of delivery trucks. MORE EXAMPLES Another example of this trend is Mercadona’s commitment to this channel.LastDecember, theSevilleCity Council’s Urban Planning Department granted the physical supermarket and online retailer planning permission for the construction of a warehouse exclusively for online sales, so it can expand its online shopping project in Seville. Construction began in January on a 30,220 square metre plot in the Higuerón Sur area, involving an investment of €14 million. Mercadona expects it to be operational by the end of 2022 and once it is up and running, it will serve the city of Seville and neighbouring towns. Mercadona currently has three similar centres, located in Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid. Immersed in the digital transformation, the retailers work to enable purchases physical in their centers, in their e-commerce or through Applications Mercadona currently has three warehouses for online sales located in Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid.
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