DMart converts two Mumbai stores into fulfilment centres to cater to e-commerce demand

Avenue Supermarts Ltd, which owns and operates supermarket chain DMart, has closed two of its retail stores in Mumbai and converted them into fulfilment centres to cater to its growing e-commerce business in the city.

The company opened six new DMart stores during the July-September quarter this fiscal taking its store count to 220 with total retail business area of 8.20 million sq. ft, Avenue Supermarts said in a regulatory filing.

Besides, D-Mart has also expanded its e-commerce operations in select pin codes of Pune City.

“We have closed two of our Mumbai stores for customers and converted them into fulfilment centres (FC) for our ECommerce business. One each in Mira Road and Kalyan,” said Avenue Supermarts CEO & Managing Director Neville Noronha.