E-commerce firms open logistics centers in Poland

Chinese e-commerce giant LITB (LightInTheBox) has decided to open a logistics center in Poland, according to reports by daily Rzeczpospolita. It will be the firm’s first logistics center outside China. The first stage will comprise 1,800 sqm and will be located in Wola Bykowska near Piotrków Trybunalski. The center will employ 40 people. The daily also reports that another retailer, Spanish Inditex, owner of clothing brand Zara, is also looking to open its warehouses in Poland. The value of the e-commerce industry in Poland stood at PLN 15.5 billion in 2010. In 2013 it was PLN 26 billion. The value of the e-commerce market will exceed PLN 35 billion this year, according to analysts from research firm Forester Research.