Activity at the Mercadona hive in Alicante is already insane. Facilities built by the supermarket chain to concentrate on the market at the industrial site of Llano del Espartal. online sales service in the area it already serves. thousand orders per dayA figure that has been exceeded even this summer, with the orders placed by the tourists coming to their second homes on the beach. A pretty significant milestone when you take into account that he barely did it. four months The launch of this hub is the fourth of these features of the company.
This was stated by those in charge of the facilities this Monday –Anne Mendespreparatory coordinator and Ismail Bareadistribution coordinator- during the corporate visit of the mayor of Alicante, luis barcalabuilt the ship, accompanied by a member of the city’s business council, Mari Carmen from Spainand Mercadona Provincial Director of Foreign Relations, Luis Consuegra. A later follow up visit at the logistics station of the e-commerce multinational company. Amazon it is right next to it.
Mercadona’s custodians are a positive balance Between these months of operation, when the reception of customers of the city of Alicante is particularly outstanding, the radius of action of the bucket already covers almost the entire province, as well as the city of Murcia and its surroundings. About 170 postal codes in total, according to Barea.
This is the order volume. thousand per day, The figure is even higher during the summer, thanks to tourists arriving at the apartments and purchases to fill the pantry during their stay. Now the goal is to sustain sustainable growth in the coming months, Reach daily ticket numbers between 1,500 and 1,600 For the upcoming summer season, according to both managers.
With more than 10,000 m2 of facilities built on a 19,000 m2 land, 2,200 m2 of which is fresh products, according to the responsibles, it is a growth for which the facilities are already prepared.
The chain headed by Juan Roig is currently about 200 people at this distribution center, which is expected to increase as the workload increases. About half of these preparation of ordersWorking three shifts 24 hours a day: distribution boxes are made at night and in the morning, and products are replenished in the afternoon.
On the other hand, on the job distribution More than 90 people work in 33 gas-powered vehicles, responsible for bringing the purchased product home.
Because orders are defined by a system, the latest technology is available throughout the process. QR code this allows all people involved in the process to verify that no errors were made. The technology also serves to calculate the best route during delivery.
Despite the lack of a dedicated profile of online shoppers, Mercadona notes that they are often larger than average purchases in stores, and best of all, they often include: higher volume of heavy productsespecially non-perishable foods. For this reason, the item that is usually not missing from any online order is large quantities of water bottles.
The commissioning of the Mercadona beehive in the city of Alicante meant an investment. 14 million €. Valencia was the fourth exclusive distribution center for online orders opened by the chain, after Barcelona and Madrid.
Amazon manages 22,000 daily packages in Alicante
The logistics station, which the multinational e-commerce company Amazon opened last year in Alicante next to the Mercadona hive, manages an average of 22,000 packages per day, although it reaches 35,000 during peak times. Company sources drew attention to this after the city mayor, Luis Barcala, visited these facilities where the last kilometer package was distributed. customers- from the province of Alicante and part of Albacete. Facilities of 8,000 square meters, employing 50 personnel. In addition, five cooperating distribution companies operate at these facilities, employing around 350 drivers, according to the firm.