Noon.com will build the UAE’s largest fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi as it looks to grow its e-commerce position.
The online shopping company will partner with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) on the enormous 252,000m2 facility and expects to create 6,000 new jobs at the project.
Located in KEZAD, the new fulfilment centre will make use of Abu Dhabi’s strategic location and connectivity to improve delivery services for millions of its customers in the UAE, and open up new opportunities for small businesses to sell their products online through the noon platform.
Warehouse space to speed up Noon delivieries
Mohamed Alabbar, founder of noon, said: “The new e-commerce hub in Abu Dhabi will unite millions of customers and thousands of businesses to fuel the UAE’s digital economy’s next phase of growth.
“As a local technology company, it is our duty to innovate, invent, and provide the optimal infrastructure for a digital-first future. The new hub in the UAE will accelerate not only noon’s growth, but also e-commerce in our region.”
The centre will advance the region’s e-commerce infrastructure by introducing new automation technologies.
Financial and non-financial incentives for the development of the fulfilment centre are being given to noon by ADIO.
“We are proud to collaborate with UAE industry leaders such as ADIO and KEZAD in order to provide our people and nation with the world-class tools necessary for success, added Alabbar.”
The Abu Dhabi ecosystem’s support for businesses, combined with KEZAD Group’s established infrastructure, provides a solid foundation that will enable the rapid growth of noon’s fulfilment operations in the region.
Abdulla Abdul Aziz AlShamsi, Acting Director General of ADIO, said: “Abu Dhabi is delivering for the global e-commerce sector by creating an environment where innovative, ambitious companies can thrive. Noon’s partnerships with ADIO and KEZAD Group are significant in both scale and impact, creating thousands of jobs and new opportunities for the private sector to plug into an e-commerce platform and the emirate’s innovation ecosystem. Leveraging noon’s cutting-edge logistics, innovation and technology expertise, the mega fulfilment centre will reinforce Abu Dhabi’s emerging strength in e-commerce and logistics, while boosting adjacent industries like transportation and warehousing.”
At more than 252,000m2, equivalent to 35 football pitches, the largest fulfilment centre in the country will enable the swift delivery of products across the UAE market and act as a hub to service noon’s smaller fulfilment centres.
The firm’s facility will also feature new automation technologies for storage, material movement, and sorting. The company says it will hire more than 6,000 new employees, from entry to executive positions, creating opportunities for talent across all education, background and skill levels in the emirate.
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