Sainsbury’s to create 900 jobs at new London groceries online fulfilment centre
Staff Writer |
Sainsbury’s will create 900 jobs at its new online fulfilment centre in Bromley-by-Bow, East London.
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The 185,000 sqft centre, which is due to open this autumn, forms part of the retailer’s strategy to enable its customers to shop whenever and wherever they want, and will cater for the growing demand in the capital for Sainsbury’s online groceries service.
Recruitment has just begun for the first 470 jobs and the retailer plans to recruit another 430 colleagues by 2020. The roles are a mixture of drivers, order pickers, product replenishers and managers.
Robbie Feather, Sainsbury’s Director of Online, said: “Demand for our online delivery service in the capital continues to grow. We expect this trend to continue as more and more customers enjoy the flexibility of multi-channel shopping using our groceries website and app, in addition to visiting stores.
“Our online orders are currently picked from supermarket stores across the UK and this model will continue, but the Bromley-by-Bow Centre will help us keep pace with demand in London, enabling us to fulfil another 25,000 orders per week.â€
The fulfilment centre is being created at the former Royal Mail building, which is being completely redeveloped and fitted with the latest automation and picking technology.
To serve customers whenever and wherever they want to shop, Sainsbury’s is also trialling same day online grocery deliveries at three stores in London and the SouthEast.
The three stores taking part in the trial are Sainsbury’s Streatham Common, Richmond and Brookwood in Surrey.
Customers who order by 12pm will be able to receive their shopping in four to six hours, dependent upon whether they choose to ‘Click & Collect’, or book a home delivery. Assuming the trials are successful, same-day online grocery delivery will be available in 30 stores by Christmas. ■