{"id":33420,"date":"2024-09-10T13:08:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T11:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/also-expansion-in-mechelen-due-to-corona-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:08:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T11:08:50","slug":"also-expansion-in-mechelen-due-to-corona-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/en\/also-expansion-in-mechelen-due-to-corona-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Also expansion in Mechelen due to corona crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier we announced that we have opened an <strong>additional e-fulfilment center<\/strong> in the inner port of <strong>Ostend<\/strong>. <strong>As of August 1,<\/strong> we are also adding a <strong>substantial expansion in Mechelen<\/strong>.<br \/>\nWe are investing in a brand new inbound\/return zone and thousands of square meters of additional storage space. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1278\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3.png 1278w, https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3-1024x321.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3-260x81.png 260w, https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3-50x16.png 50w, https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3-150x47.png 150w, https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/free_space3-600x188.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/> We expect the current corona crisis to push <strong>Belgian e-commerce<\/strong> to <strong>unprecedented heights<\/strong> and we want to be ready for that.<br \/>\nThe lockdown in March exposed some pain points in our inbound and return processing due to the huge increase in shipments.<br \/>\nIn order not to run the risk of this repeating itself in the fall, we anticipated now by taking <strong>processing capacity, speed and quality<\/strong> to the same level as our outbound services.<br \/>\nWe did this by<br \/>\nproviding<strong>additional space<\/strong> for<br \/>\n<strong>inbound<\/strong>, <strong>return processing<\/strong> and <strong>storage.<\/strong> We also <strong>simplified<\/strong> our inbound and return <strong>processes<\/strong>, updated our online platform and hired <strong>additional full-time employees<\/strong>, creating a huge speed gain.        <\/p>\n<h4><em>Vacancies<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em>We are still looking for <strong>additional order pickers and administrative assistants<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopwedo.com\/jobs\/jobs-magazijnier-orderpicker-oostende-m-v\/\">Consult our vacancies<\/a> and apply.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier we announced that we have opened an additional e-fulfilment center in the inner port of Ostend. 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