Goodman Group, a global leading owner, developer and manager of industrial real estate, today celebrated the opening of a new 40,000m² distribution centre, developed for Cdiscount, France’s leading ecommerce company, in Saint-Mard, near Paris. Emmanuel Grenier (CEO of Cdiscount), Eric Hémar (CEO of ID Logistics) and Philippe Arfi (Goodman Country Director for France) officially opened the new building.
Ciscount, a subsidiary of Groupe Casino, will use the new logistics facility to bolster its logistics network, which will further enhance its competitiveness in the ecommerce sector. The property features more than 39,000m² of logistics space, 56 loading docks and one full height drive-in door. To coordinate operations, the building will also have a 500m² office outfitted with LED lighting. Additionally, Goodman signed a leasing deal with Cdiscount for a 50,000m² logistics centre located adjacent to the new development to augment its logistics capacities.
“With the property solutions provided by Goodman, we are well positioned to increase the scale of our business while efficiently responding to growing customer demand and service requirements. In addition to the quality of the property, the location provides us with quick access to Paris as well as being strategically located to receive and distribute goods across France,” said Emmanuel Grenier, CEO of Cdiscount.
ID Logistics, the logistics service provider operating at the new distribution centre, will capitalise on the strategic location to achieve optimal efficiency. The Goodman Saint-Mard Logistics centre is situated only 9 kilometres from Charles De Gaulle Airport and 30 kilometres from the centre of Paris. The logistics centre offers direct access to the N2, which connects with the Paris ring road as well as the A1 and A86 motorways via the A104.
