Talabat’s grocery and retail arm Talabat Mart established a 22.4k sqm distribution center — its largest in the MENA region — in Yanmu East Logistics Park, according to a press release (pdf). The facility — developed by our friends at Hassan Allam Utilities, alongside AP Moller Capital and Agility — will distribute up to 1.6 mn items daily and over 48 mn items per month to its distribution network — which is expected to comprise more than 60 dark stores by the end of 2025.

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Leading in green: Yanmu East Logistics Park — a JV between Hassan Allam Utilities and Kuwait’s Agility Logistics Park — secured EDGE Advanced certification for its eco-friendly, sustainable warehousing, according to a separate press release published this month. Three of the park’s warehouses have achieved the certification with savings of 49% in energy, 53% in water, and 59% in carbon emissions.

The park’s latest tenants: Ibnsina Pharma secured a lease last December for 11k sqm of warehousing space in Yanmu East Logistics Park. This came weeks after Haier committed to leasing 11k sqm for a warehouse at Yanmu.

Talabat’s on retail growth spree: Talabat has been on an expansion spree in the region, which saw the company recently acquire on-demand grocery delivery marketplace Instashop from parent company Delivery Hero in a transaction valued at USD 32 mn in March. The company also reported robust returns for 1Q 2025, recording a 24% y-o-y rise in its adjusted income to USD 99 mn. The bottomline surge was largely driven by the company’s grocery and retail segments — spearheaded by Talabat Mart and Instashop, both contributing one third of gross merchandise value.

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