Bleiswijk – Zalando, Europe’s leading online fashion and lifestyle platform, today shipped its first package to a customer in Nieuwegein from its new logistics center in Bleiswijk, in the Lansingerland municipality north of Rotterdam. Leading logistics service provider Ingram Micro runs the distribution center and expects to create 1,500 jobs in the medium term. Thanks to the new location, Zalando will further enhance its convenience services and enable the future growth of the Zalando platform.

Covering an area of ​​140,000 square meters, with almost 20 football pitches, the new logistics center is the largest location in Zalando’s European logistics network, bringing relevant products to customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France. and the UK. Benelux customers will benefit from a reduction in average delivery time.

Megan Maley, Zalando General Manager Benelux, UK and Ireland, said: “We are delighted to have started shipping orders to our customers from our new Dutch fulfillment center. Zalando’s distribution center in Bleiswijk, near Rotterdam, enables us to make more frequent next-day deliveries and eventually introduce same-day delivery for Benelux customers. I would like to thank all employees and support partners, especially Ingram Micro and Lansingerland Township, for making this possible. “

Lansingerland Township Councilor Kathy Arends (Economics) is proud that Zalando has chosen a location in Bleiswijk. “It illustrates the strategic location of the Lansingerland Township on the A12 corridor. It is an honor that an international name like Zalando strengthens our economy with this distribution center ”.

Jeroen Palsrok, Ingram Micro’s Director of Specialty Accounts, said: “We are proud to manage Zalando’s newest and largest logistics location and leverage our global expertise in highly automated e-commerce fulfillment. Our energetic team in the Netherlands complements this with local expertise, and will further enhance Zalando’s convenience proposition for its customers. “

For the construction, Zalando invested in sustainable solutions and installed solar panels on the roof of the building. As a result, the location also qualifies for the BREEAM sustainability certificate with a “Very Good” score. The Rotterdam location will eventually feature the highest level of automation within Zalando’s fulfillment network, such as freight-to-person technology.

The new distribution center brings the total number of Zalando logistics centers to 13, with locations in seven European countries, including the new Dutch location. To enable future growth and serve customers in best-in-class convenience, Zalando continues to expand its logistics network in Europe: construction work for new logistics centers in Germany, Poland and France is due to start or has recently started.

The Bleiswijk location was developed by a joint venture between Intospace (formerly Somerset Capital Partners) and USAA Realco-Europe.