IKEA invests £31.5m in Peterborough and Doncaster distribution centres
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IKEA is investing £31.5 million in its Peterborough and Doncaster customer distribution centres (CDCs) as it looks to make online fulfilment from the sites more efficient… IKEA is investing £31.5 million in its Peterborough and Doncaster customer distribution centres (CDCs) as it looks to make online fulfilment from the sites more efficient and sustainable. This includes £30 million in new technology for the Peterborough CDC, with the upgrades taking place over a two-year period. As part of the investment, IKEA has launched new PackSize technology, which packages customer orders to size to prevent waste from oversized cardboard boxes and filling materials. The technology is expected to increase the share of parcels processed through automation at Peterborough from around half today to three-quarters in 2027. IKEA is also investing £1.5 million in trialling a new fulfilment capability at its Doncaster CDC. The site now fulfils orders for customers in the Gateshead, Edinburgh and Glasgow areas, with plans for Sheffield to follow. By fulfilling these orders from Doncaster rather than Peterborough, IKEA expects to reduce emissions from delivery journeys by an estimated 280 tonnes of CO2 annually. IKEA said the investments will strengthen its UK fulfilment network as its online sales continue to grow and now account for almost half of total UK sales. David McCabe, CEO and CSO of...
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