After the fire at a warehouse in Shushary, Wildberries was forced to rent production facilities to other players, Kommersant learned.
According to the publication, the market closed an agreement to sublease 27.9 thousand square meters. m in the logistics park “PNK Park Shushary” with the DIY retailer “VseInstruments.ru”. This was reported by sources and confirmed by Artem Serenkov, director of product distribution development at VseInstrumenty.ru.
In addition, the company entered into a lease agreement for 9.5 thousand square meters. m in the warehouse of the Lenta retailer, located at Moskovskoye Shosse, 345. And the market also occupied the sites of MLP Utkina Zavod and Armada Park.
According to the publication, the company will focus on building a new facility. Previously, Wildberries noted that they were rebuilding a warehouse destroyed in a fire. The company wants to open a new sorting center at the beginning of February.
- Previously, on January 13, in the village of Shushary near St. Petersburg, a fire broke out in a Wildberries warehouse. The flame spread quickly and affected 70 thousand square meters. m.(about 11 football fields). The warehouse area itself is more than 100 thousand square meters. meter;
- The next day, the Investigative Committee opened a case under the article on abuse of power (part 1 of article 201 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation);
- According to experts, the damage caused by the burned warehouse could amount to 17 billion rubles;
- The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, commenting on the incident, indicated that the facility had not passed all required acceptance procedures and expressed bewilderment regarding the operation of the warehouse. They allowed separate proceedings on this issue.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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