Mercadona Opens New Hub For Online Services
Spanish retailer Mercadona has opened a second hub in Boadilla del Monte in the Community of Madrid to boost online services offered by its existing facility in Getafe.
Mercadona has invested €13.2 million in the facility that will initially serve the towns of Boadilla del Monte, Alcorcón and Villaviciosa de Odón. In due course, it will extend its service to other areas in the Community of Madrid, such as Leganés, Parla and Tres Cantos.
The hub, with around 150 staff members, will be accessible to consumers through the retailer’s website, or the app.
Orders will be delivered from 7:00 to 22:00 from Monday to Saturday. Customers can also order ‘ready-to-eat’ products, such as omelettes and Russian salad, along with other household items.
Online Shopping Service
The new hub follows those already set up in Valencia, Barcelona, Getafe (Madrid), Alicante and Seville to consolidate the development of its online shopping service in Spain.
Mercadona’s online service employs around 2,700 workers, and the channel generated a turnover of €540 million in 2022.
The retailer operates hubs to cater to areas with a high frequency of online orders, while deliveries are picked and processed from shops in areas with a lower concentration of orders, such as Zaragoza, the Basque Country, Tarragona, Castellón and Almería.
Sustainable Online Service
Mercadona’s online warehouses feature measures that reduce energy consumption, such as solar panels and special insulation for the cold storage area.
The 600 vehicles used by company for online deliveries have acquired the eco-label certification.
Some of these are micro-hybrid delivery vans and others gas-powered vehicles, amounting to an investment of more than €28 million.
The retailer has implemented some new features in Boadilla facility, such as lithium batteries in the pallet trucks used to prepare orders.
Related news
Focus on supporting sustainable food systems: Nestlé’s joint value creation summary published
Nestlé is committed to providing sustainable, balanced and affordable food…
Read more >Anikó Raisz: in addition to the sustainability of agricultural areas, it is also important to manage the situation caused by periods of water shortage
The sustainability of agricultural areas is important for all of…
Read more >DIA Adds One Million Members To Its Loyalty Programme In 2024
Supermarket chain DIA has gained over one million new loyal…
Read more >Related news
Focus on supporting sustainable food systems: Nestlé’s joint value creation summary published
Nestlé is committed to providing sustainable, balanced and affordable food…
Read more >The European Commission has proposed to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU wine sector
The European Commission is proposing measures to improve the competitiveness…
Read more >Jägermeister Orange: an ice-cold novelty with the aroma of Sicilian orange
1400 hours of Sicilian sunlight, 56 herbs and the aroma…
Read more >