Goodman to build Zalando logistics center in Poland

Zalando, Europe's biggest pure online fashion retailer, has confirmed it will open a logistics center in Gryfino, northwestern Poland, providing a job for some 1,000 people. The retailer has appointed warehouse developer Goodman to design, install, commission and maintain the 130,000 sqm facility in the Kostrzyńsko-Słubickia Special Economic Zone (KSSSE), which will commence operations at the end of 2017. Last week, Polish daily Puls Biznesu reported that the investment is worth €200 million and will employ 3,000 people in total.

Zalando’s online shops attract over 135 million visits per month in 15 European markets and serve close to 17.9 million active customers, offering shoes, apparel and accessories from over 1,500 international brands.