Bol.com is set to take back control of part of its fulfilment operations
. Rumours had been circulating for some time, but it is now confirmed that Bol.com
will open its own fulfilment centre in Waalwijk in 2017.
Docdata remains in the picture
Bad news for fulfilment partner DocData? Not so bad. The logistics
service provider will also supply staff and take care of day-to-day management at the new location. The land, building and equipment and are, however, in the hands of bol.com
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Taking logistics out of external partners' hands
Bol.com sells and delivers around nine million
items. This already requires a considerable amount of space, but recently the online retailer decided that it will also take care of the logistics of external
partners. They can leave stock management and distribution
completely to bol.com. The new fulfilment centre
provide space.
Additional staff
The building will cover around 50,000 square metres. It is also expected to create around 1,000 new jobs. The
new staff will be recruited via the Docdata website by 2016.
The building will look like this:
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