Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and also leisure pioneer throughout the Middle East, Africa as well as Asia-- has opened its largest Carrefour online fulfilment centre.

Situated in Dubai's Al Garhoud location, the facility has been set up to make certain the quick and reliable prep work as well as delivery of items to online customers throughout the Emirate.

The opening of the fulfilment centre by His Excellency, Omar Al Olama, Minister for State of Digital Economy, Artificial Intelligence and Remote Work Applications;

Alain Bejjani, Chief Executive Officer at Majid Al Futtaim Holding; Hani Weiss, Chief Executive Officer at Majid Al Futtaim Retail, and a number of representatives from Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management.

Visible from planes landing at the neighbouring Dubai International Flight terminal, the Al Garhoud fulfilment centre covers 5,000 square metres.

The centre was integrated in 5 weeks in reaction to the exponential growth in online purchasing following the COVID-19 pandemic.

It handles as much as 3,000 daily orders, which will slowly increase to 5,000 requests per day, and is operational 24/7.

The centre is staffed by over 250 colleagues, meeting clients' demands with a variety of over 8,000 essential grocery store items.

Hani Weiss, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim- Retail, said: "Reflecting that the beginning of 2020, the grocery retail market has quickly advanced following changing client opinions.

We had an ambitious strategy to scale up our e-grocery organisation this year, but at the height of the pandemic, we found ourselves applying what was originally conceived as a 12-month approach in simply 12 days.

COVID-19 has produced an extraordinary acceleration of digital adoption, and this has required us to be active in our operations and also point of view.

This creative resolve has enabled us to promptly enhance our online capacities to accommodate the new standard.

He included: "Dubai's leadership has always been quick to react effectively to any challenge, acting in the most effective interests of its locals.

I wish to thank Dubai's Supreme Board of Dilemma and Disaster Management, chaired by His Highness, Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed container Rashid Al Maktoum, for their unwavering assistance; their assistance and backing forming the advancement of this remedy, and allowing us to offer our customers' needs throughout this hard time."

The Al Garhoud fulfilment centre is the tenth and largest opened up by Majid Al Futtaim adhering to the extraordinary demand on Carrefour's online solution throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.

Carrefour provides products varying from food items to household items straight to shoppers' doorsteps throughout the UAE.