16 Sep 2024 12:33

Wildberries to automate warehouses of third-party companies

MOSCOW. Sept 16 (Interfax) - Wildberries has launched a new business line for warehouse automation, WB Automation, the marketplace said.

The company will provide solutions based on both Wildberries' own technologies and on partner products adapted for the Russian market. Meantime, the company's solutions are designed not only for marketplaces or retail, but also for companies from other industries.

Wildberries also said that it is currently working on several projects to automate partner warehouses.

Wildberries is Russia's largest marketplace. Wildberries LLC, which is the main legal entity of the Wildberries marketplace, boosted revenue 69.8% year-on-year to 538.7 billion rubles and ramped up net profit 87% year-on-year to 18.9 billion rubles in 2023.