E-Commerce Giant Opens Largest Automated Warehouse in Region

The new facility uses robotics and AI sorting to process over 500,000 packages per day with a significantly reduced workforce.

Mar 31, 2026 - 09:00
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E-Commerce Giant Opens Largest Automated Warehouse in Region
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A leading e-commerce operator has inaugurated its largest automated fulfilment centre in the region, a 180,000 square metre facility capable of processing more than 500,000 packages per day using a dense network of robotic picking, sorting, and packing systems.

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The warehouse employs 1,200 people in oversight, maintenance, and logistics coordination roles — roughly a quarter of what a comparable manual operation would require — reigniting debate about automation's impact on regional employment.

The company said the centre will serve as the hub for two-hour delivery services across a metropolitan area of four million people, a capacity it plans to replicate in three additional locations within two years.

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Comments (4)

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Riley P.
Riley P. 2 months ago
Solid reporting. The implications for consumers are worth watching.
Casey L.
Casey L. 2 months ago
Interesting read. Any sense of timing on the next milestone?
Sam R.
Sam R. 2 months ago
Shared this with colleagues — exactly the kind of briefing we needed.
Jordan K.
Jordan K. 2 months ago
Appreciated the balanced tone here compared to the usual hot takes.