"The new central warehouse is the final building block to complete our logistics project. We have set ourselves the goal of creating the best possible shopping experience for our customers in terms of product range, quality and speed of delivery, as well as increasing efficiency," explains Theresa Holler, Head Pharmacist and Chief Operating Officer of Shop Apotheke Europe.

At the ground-breaking ceremony in June last year, Stefan Feltens, CEO of Shop Apotheke Europe, said: "Our aim is to continue to grow significantly faster than our competitors and to serve our markets from Venlo. With the new logistics center, we will be able to increase our shipping volume from the current 12 million to more than 35 million parcels in just a few years.

Miebach Consulting was already commissioned with the concept and detailed planning and the tender in 2018/2019 and has also been supporting Shop Apotheke Europe since the beginning of the year with the realization of the central warehouse, which will become the new main location of the European distribution network.

Together with Shop Apotheke Europe, Miebach Consulting realizes an efficient overall process with high dynamics and modular expandability. With the innovative character of this jointly developed picking and dispatch solution, Shop Apotheke Europe is ideally positioned to meet future requirements. Automated storage and picking areas as well as innovative sub-elements lead to flexibility and high throughput in the largely multi-storey logistics area of 40,000 square meters.

Around 950 employees currently work at the Venlo site, while around 200 employees work at the Cologne city center site, where they manage the company's e-commerce activities, among other things. The investment sum amounts to between 50 and 60 million euros for intralogistics and IT alone. The first customer deliveries are scheduled for the end of 2020.