Another MR.DIY Expansion at Hillwood Zgierz Park – Company Leases an Additional 15,000 sqm
The Malaysian discount store chain MR.DIY is rapidly expanding its presence in the Polish market, opening new stores and enlarging its logistics center at Hillwood Zgierz Park. For the second time, the company has decided to expand and has signed a lease agreement for nearly 15,000 sqm. The total space leased by MR.DIY at Hillwood Zgierz Park now exceeds 27,000 sqm.
MR.DIY is a Malaysian retail chain that, since 2005, has been offering a wide assortment of products for the home, garden, as well as toys, stationery, furnishing, and car accessories. It currently operates over 5,000 stores in 14 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Spain, South Africa, and Poland. Poland became MR.DIY’s 13th market and its third in Europe, after Spain and Turkey.
Last year’s debut of the company in the Central and Eastern European region proved to be a success. The opening of a 5,000 sqm logistics center at Hillwood Zgierz was the first step in the company’s growth strategy in this region. Earlier this year, in response to growing operational needs, MR.DIY expanded its logistics center by an additional 7,106 sqm of warehouse and office space.
“MR.DIY is successfully building its position in the non-food discount segment, as evidenced by its further expansion in the Hillwood Zgierz park and the decision to lease an additional 15,000 sq m of space in this location,” says Łukasz Dobrowolski, Country Head at MR.DIY Poland.
“We are delighted that Poland will play such an important role in the development of the MR.DIY brand in Europe. I am convinced that thanks to the commitment of the Polish team and our business partners, MR.DIY’s expansion in the European market will proceed smoothly and allow us to consistently implement our strategy of providing customers with a wide range of products at attractive prices.”
“We are extremely pleased to see MR.DIY not only rapidly developing its retail network in Poland, but also consistently expanding its logistics center right here at Hillwood Zgierz Park. The fact that, following the first successful stage of investment, the company decided on another significant expansion of nearly 15,000 sqm demonstrates trust in our location and the flexibility of our solutions. Thanks to its excellent connection to the A2 motorway and its strong position in central Poland, Hillwood Zgierz is becoming a key logistics hub for the MR.DIY network, which focuses on efficiency and fast growth in the European market,” says Wojciech Dachniewski, Business Development Director at Hillwood Polska.
Hubert Wojtera, Director, Industrial & Logistics, AXI IMMO, commented: “The successful closing of the transaction is the result of a model cooperation with the developer, built on mutual trust and a professional approach. The client was offered the opportunity to expand, which allowed them to keep their existing employees and maintain operational continuity, both of which were critical to the further stable growth of their business.
Hillwood Zgierz is a modern class A logistics park located in Dąbrówka Wielka near Łódź, offering over 135,000 sqm of warehouse space in two halls with a height of 12 meters and a floor load capacity of 8 t/sqm. The park offers excellent access to the A2 motorway and is close to key transport routes, making it a strategic location for distribution in central Poland.
