Toys “R” Us Inc.’s new distribution center in Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France, has been completed. The facility will support the company’s rapidly expanding e-commerce business throughout the country and in select sections of Europe.
The 51,000-square-meter (550,000-square-foot) facility will service retail distribution to the country’s 48 store locations and e-commerce operations throughout France, as well as expedite online order fulfillment to customers in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Monaco. Located approximately 47 kilometers (29 miles) south of Paris, the logistics campus became operationally functional in late May, and the adjacent headquarters for Toys “R” Us, France is scheduled to open on June 22.
The Saint-Fargeau Logistics Campus, inclusive of the fulfillment center and headquarters office, will employ approximately 350 full- and part-time employees at the peak of the holiday season. It features more than 20 receiving areas, nearly 60 shipping docks, and services up to 80 trucks per day.
The building contains a technologically advanced and environmentally friendly automated conveyor system, significantly increasing overall service and storage capacity. As a result of these enhancements, inbound and outbound transport from the facility will be greatly streamlined.
Developed by IDI Gazeley (Brookfield Logistics Properties), the campus features office space that will serve as the company’s headquarters for France, and has built-in additional storage space for potential future expansion.
