DHL Supply Chain to open fulfilment center in Bergkamen, Germany

DHL Supply Chain is all set to start a new, highly automated fulfilment centre for its customer IKEA in Bergkamen, Germany. According to reports, the multi customer site in Bergkamen has a total of 40,000 m2 of storage space and is part of the neighbouring DHL Supply Chain Campus Unna, which is less than 10 km away. Almost 20,000 m2 of storage space will be available for IKEA alone in the coming years. Around 350 employees at the Bergkamen site will work for the customer in three shifts, six days a week. “With this state-of-the-art location, DHL is supporting the furnishing group in handling its rapidly growing B2C online business in Germany. The overall growth of the e-commerce business was significantly boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, so IKEA saw an urgent need to expand the B2C fulfilment capabilities it needed,” said company statement. By the end of June, the operational process for IKEA will be fully operational.