Majid Al Futtaim launches micro-fulfilment centre at its Carrefour store in Ibn Battuta Mall
Majid Al Futtaim, which owns and operates shopping malls, retail, and leisure establishments in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has worked with Takeoff Technologies to launch a micro fulfilment centre at its Carrefour store in Ibn Battuta Mall.
Hani Weiss, CEO at Majid Al Futtaim Retail, comments: “The automated technologies will help us fulfil customers’ orders faster, while minimising human errors, and utilising our colleagues’ skills to better serve our customers.”
Nalla Karunanithy, Chief Digital Officer at Majid Al Futtaim Retail, says: “Automation is driving the retail industry forward, helping to keep up with shoppers’ demands for even faster service.”
This is the first of three fulfillment centres to adopt advanced technologies and automation, with an additional two fulfillment centres set to implement AI and autonomous robots within the next month. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/8hQhbWY3jG
— Majid Al Futtaim (@MajidAlFuttaim) March 4, 2021
“As an industry leader, Carrefour is committed to adopting the most innovative technologies to enhance its operational efficiency.”
“The three fulfilment centres demonstrate our drive to continuously develop our processes to better serve our customers.”
Honoured to host @OmarSAlolama in inaugurating the region’s first automated micro fulfilment centre for grocery retail as we cater to customer demand for online shopping @CarrefourUAE. Thanks to our partners @takeofftech & @KNAPP_AG_de#GreatMoments @MajidAlFuttaim pic.twitter.com/ojyR787THt
— Hani Weiss (@haniweiss) March 4, 2021
Two further centres, implementing artificial intelligence technology and autonomous robots, will follow in the first half of 2021.
Today we opened the 1st automated Fulfillment Centre in the #MiddleEast at @CarrefourUAE Ibn Battuta. Our new facility combines #AI and autonomous robots working with our #MAFers to halve order process time and boost product availability, building on our #GreatMoments (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Yc0svxQBGZ
— Alain Bejjani (@alainbejjani) March 4, 2021
