Logistics developer Panattoni is to develop 36,500 m2 of warehouse space for Grupa Allegro – the largest online shopping platform in Central and Eastern Europe.
The company has agreed to lease the space upon delivery and move into A2 Warsaw Park, a major project encompassing a total of 104,000 m2, which is already fully leased.
Allegro is one of the ten most-visited retail websites in the world, with over 20 million visitors monthly.
‘The Allegro logistics centre, which is to be in a modern warehouse building in Central Poland, will take over the most time-consuming and costly activities from retailers including storing, packing and despatching goods and also servicing returns. This will allow companies to concentrate on increasing their sales and promoting their wares and additionally it will please shoppers with fast deliveries,’ said Grzegorz Czapski from Allegro.
Colliers advised the company on the leasing transaction.
‘Over the last few months e-commerce in Poland – and also across the world – has gone through a real boom. We’ve been watching this sector grow for a few years already, but the outbreak of the pandemic and changes to consumer shopping behavior have considerably accelerated its development,’ said Maciej Chmielewski from Colliers International. The warehousing market in Poland provides the ideal conditions for the sector’s further growth. Customers’ rising expectations can now be met because of the high quality of warehouse buildings in urban locations, the well-developed road system and the possibility of delivering goods in a short time. A2 Warsaw Park definitely meets the expectations of the leading players from the e-commerce sector, such as Allegro.’