Amazon has formally launched its first fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Funding Workplace (ADIO), marking a significant step ahead within the emirate’s logistics and e-commerce sector.
Positioned in Khalifa Financial Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD), the state-of-the-art facility is designed to advance logistics and fulfilment capabilities, speed up supply speeds, and broaden product choice for purchasers throughout the UAE.
With a storage capability of as much as eight million models, it additionally supplies a major platform for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to scale their companies on-line.
Amazon fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi
The fulfilment centre was inaugurated throughout a go to by Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Division of Financial Improvement (ADDED); Badr Al-Olama, Director-Common of ADIO; Rashed Lahej Al Mansoori, Director-Common of Abu Dhabi Customs; and Mohamed Al Khadar Al Ahmad, CEO of KEZAD Group, alongside senior officers.
Badr Al-Olama mentioned: “The launch of Amazon’s first fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi marks a major milestone in our strategic partnership. By ADIO’s collaboration with Amazon, we aren’t solely creating alternatives for SMEs, we’re additionally strengthening the superior logistics and digital commerce ecosystem in Abu Dhabi.”
Rashed Lahej Al Mansoori added: “Abu Dhabi Customs is dedicated to supporting main international firms, notably these within the e-commerce and logistics sectors. This aligns with the Abu Dhabi Authorities’s imaginative and prescient to place the emirate as a central hub for sensible commerce at each regional and international ranges.”
Ronaldo Mouchawar, Vice President of Amazon Center East, Africa, and Türkiye, mentioned: “This new fulfilment centre represents a step ahead in our long-term dedication to Abu Dhabi and the UAE. By our partnership with ADIO, we’re leveraging Amazon’s experience and know-how capabilities to help the UAE’s digital financial system, whereas empowering native companies with the instruments and infrastructure they should succeed on-line.”
The ability additionally homes an Innovation Lab that has achieved a 93 per cent success price throughout greater than 500 checks, chopping course of lead instances by 59 per cent.
Geared up with bundle testing programs, 3D printing, and ergonomic instruments, the lab enhances operational effectivity whereas embedding sustainable practices.
Working 24/7, the fulfilment centre covers greater than 30 product classes — together with groceries, magnificence, electronics, and residential necessities — and allows same-day supply throughout the UAE.
Practically half of the location is devoted to sellers utilizing Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA), offering them with superior storage, selecting, packing, and transport companies.
With this launch, Amazon strengthens its dedication to the UAE’s fast-growing digital financial system whereas positioning Abu Dhabi as a regional hub for e-commerce, innovation, and commerce.
