The Home Depot chain will invest 1,000 million pesos to strengthen its supply chain in Mexico, which includes the construction of 9 logistics nodes in Baja California, Ciudad de México, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa and Tabasco.

According to the general director of the company, José Rodríguez, the world of retail has changed more in the last 2 years than in the 20 that they have been present in Mexico.

“Today customers want to choose where, when and how to buy. Therefore, we are focused on increasing the efficiency of our logistics network and interconnected retail strategy to improve the shopping experience and meet the expectations of our floor, trade and professional customers,” he added.

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The objective of the new nodes, he explained, is to strengthen its logistics network by shortening delivery times, supporting the growth of new stores, as well as having the capacity to handle complex, bulky and heavy products throughout the national territory in order to respond faster to markets where they operate.

The investment, he said, also contemplates expanding the capacity of its two Multichannel Distribution Centers, located in Nuevo León and Hidalgo.

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These centers supply 90% of the product to the 129 stores in the 32 states of the country, while with the opening of the logistics nodes and the expansion of its two Multichannel Distribution Centers, the company will create more than 500 new jobs, he explained.

In addition to building new logistics facilities and expanding the current ones, the investment plan, he said, includes the acquisition of new equipment, the incorporation of cutting-edge technology and the strengthening of its infrastructure to improve its Last Mile strategy, as well as alliances with partners. logistics to further shorten delivery times.

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