CZECH REPUBLIC: Makro Cash & Carry to build semi-automated DC in Prague | Progresiv
Czech developer CTP Invest has signed a lease agreement with Makro Cash & Carry, for about 53,000 sqm of warehouse and office space at the strategically located CTPark Prague North. The transaction ranks among the biggest deals recently concluded on the Czech industrial market. Total investment by CTP is planned to reach around 35 million euros. 
The wholesale chain operator Makro plans to open its new semi-automated distribution centre in Q1 2018. The distribution centre will be used for supplying Makro stores and its delivery customers.
Guillaume Chêne, CEO Makro CR, said: “Our delivery business in the Czech Republic is significantly growing and we have decided to bring it to another level by a new, semi-automated distribution centre supplying both delivery customers and our stores. We will use available modern technologies to streamline our distribution channels and introduce brand new services, helping us to serve our stores and delivery customers better. We also expect to reach a level of flexibility which helps us to address growing expectations of our customers.”
The 22.4 ha CTPark Prague North provides over 80,000 sqm of built up property, within 30 minutes of Prague and Prague’s Vaclav Havel international Airport. (www.europaproperty.com)
