The expansion is part of the result of the investment of R$ 17 billion in the country, announced by Mercado Livre in the first quarter. In addition, the company has already announced the opening of four new distribution centers in the State of São Paulo, increasing its daily logistics transaction capacity to more than 2 million packages and expanding its logistics infrastructure to 1,029 km in fulfillment operations – in which the company is responsible for the entire logistical process.

“Our mission to democratize e-commerce goes directly through logistics by offering faster delivery throughout Brazil. In the first quarter of 2022, around 54% of full-mode deliveries were made on the same day. This shows us that the consumer trusts the deadline we commit to, which motivates us to continue working on the development and innovation of our products and services to improve from the logistics and storage fleet to the largest assortment and expansion of categories”, according to Gustavo Pompeo, Director of Logistics Operations at Mercado Livre.

The company currently has its fleet comprising 51 electric cars, 3,000 trucks, 1,100 vans, three planes, 26 gas-powered trucks, and more than 13,000 vehicles operating in the last mile. In addition to having a logistics structure of 10 fulfillment distribution centers, one receiving center, 17 cross docking stations, more than 100 service centers, and 3,000 Mercado Livre branches across the country.

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