Skip to main content
BoF Logo

Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.

Zalando to Build Rotterdam Warehouse to Serve Western Europe

The facility will start operating in 2021, and will eventually employ 1,500 people with a storage capacity of 16 million items.
Source: Zalando
By
  • Reuters

FRANKFURT, Germany — Zalando, Europe's leading online fashion retailer, said it would build a 140,000 square metre warehouse near the Dutch port of Rotterdam to serve its customers in the Benelux countries, France, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The facility, which will eventually employ 1,500 people and have a storage capacity of 16 million items, will start operating in summer 2021 and help shorten delivery times, the German company said on Thursday.

The development is being undertaken by a joint venture of Somerset Capital Partners and USAA Realco-Europe, it added.

By Douglas Busvine; editor: Elaine Hardcastle.

In This Article
Organisations

© 2026 The Business of Fashion. All rights reserved. For more information read our Terms & Conditions

More from News & Analysis
Fashion News, Analysis and Business Intelligence from the leading digital authority on the global fashion industry.
view more
Latest News & Analysis
Unrivalled, world class journalism across fashion, luxury and beauty industries.

Question Time in Paris

It’s not an existential crisis — yet — but Rick Owens and Daniel Roseberry confront some headscratchers in their latest collections.


Can Big Luxury Find Its New Look?

Sex sells — if anyone can figure out what sexy means in 2026. Robert Williams tracks the search for a new silhouette at Kering’s Gucci, LVMH’s Dior and more.


VIEW MORE
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
CONNECT WITH US ON