Courier warehouses grow rapidly as Allegro expands logistics network

E-commerce giant Allegro continues to expand its logistics network with the opening of a new central sorting and transshipment warehouse in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. The 27,000-square-meter facility, named One by Allegro, began operations on August 19 and is designed for efficient storage, sorting, and dispatch of parcels.

The warehouse boasts 144 loading docks and advanced sorting technology, enabling it to serve not only Poland but also the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia. It is expected to create 300 new jobs. This move follows Allegro's earlier opening of a similar facility in Tarnów and underscores the company's commitment to bolstering its logistical capabilities. Allegro anticipates a 10% growth in its Polish turnover this year.

Professor Arkadiusz Kawa from the University of Economics in Poznań notes that Allegro's investment in its own sorting facilities is a natural consequence of its growth and increasing parcel volume. He suggests this infrastructure development is crucial if the company aims to reduce its reliance on external courier operators. Currently, Allegro One handles 45% of the platform's shipments, up from the previous year, supported by over 38,000 parcel lockers and 37,000 delivery points. Capital investments in logistics have surged, reflecting this strategic focus.

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If Allegro is focusing on its own automation and the number of handled parcels is growing, then it naturally needs supporting infrastructure, such as sorting centers. If the company wants to become more independent from external courier operators in the future, further expansion of individual elements of its own network, both in the hub-and-spoke model and in the last mile, will simply be necessary.