Rapid grocery delivery group, Gorillas has agreed a five-year lease for a unit at Segro Park Deptford in south east London. The company is planning up to 100 cloud sites in London and other cities this year.
Gorillas will employ around eight people at the 3,500 sq ft unit, which will be used as a micro fulfilment centre. It will enable Gorillas to deliver orders to their customers’ doorsteps in as little as 10 minutes.
George Edgar, UK Brand Marketing Manager at Gorillas, said, 'We're really looking forward to coming to Segro Park Deptford – a real community-focused part of London. We're excited to give the local area immediate access to the brands they love.'
Alan Holland, Managing Director, Greater London at Segro, said, “The emergence of rapid grocery delivery services is just the latest in a long line of e-commerce disruptors within the retail sector.
'More than ever the growth and success of these q-commerce ecosystems will rely on modern and well-positioned hubs so that they can offer the fastest and most convenient service to their customers.
“It is great to welcome a start-up like Gorillas to Segro Park Deptford. We look forward to working with them to deliver their 'faster than you' mission to Londoners and enabling them to meet the ever-changing demands of their own customers.”
Berlin-based Gorillas was founded by Kagan Sümer and Jörg Kattner in May 2020 and started its grocery delivery service in Berlin. It then expanded to other major cities across Germany, such as Cologne, Munich and Hamburg.
It has also started delivering groceries in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague, and launched in the UK in March of this year.