SSG.com Expands Emart Icheon PP Center ... "Strengthening Logistics Network"

Up to 3,000 Online Orders Delivered Daily
Expansion to Over 70 Large PP Centers Nationwide by 2025

Products are moving on an automated sorter to the DAS (Digital Assorting System) at the Emart Icheon PP Center.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] SSG.com announced on the 4th that it has officially started operating the Emart Icheon store PP (Picking & Packing) Center, which completed expansion construction in mid-September, to handle up to 3,000 online order deliveries per day.

The Icheon PP Center covers a total area of 1,190㎡ (approximately 360 pyeong), expanding its size 16 times larger than before through renewal. It has installed cutting-edge facilities such as an 'automated sorter' and 'DAS (Digital Assorting System)' to improve logistics efficiency. These facilities automatically sort items when the 'picker' (picker: item collector) places products into the machine, then move them to the 'packer' (packer: packaging worker), optimizing the workflow so that workers can focus solely on their assigned tasks at designated locations.

In addition, the center is equipped with a 'DPS (Digital Picking System)' optimized for selecting frequently purchased items, as well as a 132㎡ (approximately 80 pyeong) cold chain facility to maintain appropriate temperatures from product receipt to shipment.

With the expanded space and automated equipment, during the pilot operation period from mid-September to the end of October, the productivity per worker at the Icheon PP Center increased by about 20% compared to general PP centers. The number of orders processed per day also increased more than sixfold, from a maximum of 450 before the renewal to 3,000.

To respond to the growing demand for online grocery shopping, SSG.com plans to expand the number of large-scale PP centers capable of processing over 3,000 orders per day to 30 locations by the first half of next year. Currently, five centers are in operation, including 'E.OS (Emart Online Store) Cheonggyecheon branch,' Emart Wolgye branch, Garden Five branch, Sindorim branch, and Icheon PP Center. By December, the Pyeongtaek and Manchon PP Centers will also complete their renewals and join the ranks of large PP centers.

An Cheol-min, head of SSG.com SCM Headquarters, stated, "If the online stores 'Neo' in Gimpo and Yongin are the heart of SSG.com logistics, the PP centers will serve as capillaries that tirelessly deliver daily necessities across 17 cities and provinces nationwide, strengthening the logistics network." He added, "By 2025, we expect to secure more than 70 large PP centers nationwide, increasing online grocery delivery volumes from the current 140,000 orders per day to up to 360,000, including 'SSG Delivery' and 'Dawn Delivery.'"

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