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New R$ 70 million distribution center in Pernambuco, will open more than 650 new jobs

Written by Roberta Souza
Published 04/10/2021 às 14:46
Distribution Center – Employment – ​​Pernambuco
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The new distribution center of the company Império Móveis e Eletro received an investment of R$ 70 million and an area of ​​58,2 thousand square meters

The governor of Pernambuco, Paulo Câmara participated in the municipality of Igarassu, in the state of Pernambuco, in the laying of the cornerstone of the new distribution center of the company Império Móveis e Eletro. With an investment of R$ 70 million and an area of ​​58,2 thousand square meters, the undertaking is part of the Retomada Plan, which also provides for the attraction of private investment to the State. In total, 650 jobs will be created.

The new venture in the state of Pernambuco

The governor said that the installation of this new distribution center will help generate employment not only in Igarassu, but throughout the state of Pernambuco. “I admire the professional and dedicated look of the Império group, always thinking about the characteristics and opportunities of the region, offering the people of Pernambuco quality products”, concluded Paulo Câmara.

The brand was founded in 2017, in Paulista, by entrepreneurs with experience in Brazilian retail. Its main activity is specialized trade in home appliances and audio and video equipment. With robust growth in recent years, the company is one of the retail references in Brazil, present in the states of Paraíba, Alagoas and Ceará, as well as Pernambuco, where its newest distribution center was recently installed.

Service of the new distribution center

The president of Império, Cristiano Vilar said that the state of Pernambuco has a very important competitive advantage, this will help them to distribute their products throughout Brazil. This distribution center will serve 90 stores, in addition to the company's website. In total, 650 jobs will be created in the new distribution center of the company founded in 2017, in Paulista, by entrepreneurs with experience in Brazilian retail. Its main activity is specialized trade in home appliances and audio and video equipment.

Also present at the launch of the new distribution center were vice-governor Luciana Santos; state secretaries José Neto (Casa Civil) and Ana Paula Vilaça (Economic Development Executive); the president of AD Diper, Roberto Abreu e Lima; in addition to the president of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco, Eriberto Medeiros; the mayor of Igarassu, Elcione Ramos; the board member of Império, Edward Saunders; and Father Josivan Bezerra, parish priest of the Church of Saints Cosme and Damião.

Also check out this news: New distribution center will generate 300 new jobs in the state of Minas Gerais

Infracommerce, the company responsible for the e-commerce operation of giants such as Nike, Ambev, Unilever, Motorola, Ray Ban and other national and international brands has just started activities in Extrema, in the south of Minas Gerais. The inauguration of the distribution center (DC) will generate around 300 direct jobs, which could reach more than 500 during the Black Friday commercial event.

Although he does not reveal the amount of the investment, it is the company's second distribution center, which has operations of this type in the interior of São Paulo, Brasília (DF), Serra (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Salvador ( BA) and Fortaleza (CE). In all, there are 23 thousand square meters of storage and a capacity for almost 5 million items in the warehouse in the state of Minas Gerais.

The Vice President of Operations at Infracommerce, Fábio Gallo says that “As a white label digital ecosystem that operates on the concept of Customer Experience as a Service (CXaaS), the intention is to be ever closer to the consumer, being able to deliver orders from faster and at a lower cost. The installation of a distribution center in Extrema takes place to strengthen this position and performance”.

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