New jobs as Ikea invests £31.5m across distribution depots, including Doncaster
Online orders for northern and Scottish customers will be fulfilled from Doncaster
Ikea is investing £31.5 million across its Doncaster and Peterborough Customer Distribution Centres (CDC) to make online fulfilment more efficient and sustainable.
In Doncaster, the firm is trialling a new regional fulfilment capability, serving customers in the north and Scotland from a closer location to them.
Meanwhile in Peterborough, new technology is packaging customer orders to size and reducing material usage by up to 30%, by preventing waste from oversized boxes and filling paper.
Together, the investments will strengthen Ikea’s UK fulfilment network as more customers choose to shop online, with online sales accounting for almost half (43.3%) of Ikea’s total UK sales in financial year 2026.
The firm is investing £1.5 million in trialling a new fulfilment capability at its Doncaster CDC.
The site now fulfils orders for customers in the Gateshead, Edinburgh and Glasgow areas, with plans for Sheffield to follow.
By fulfilling these orders from Doncaster rather than Peterborough, Ikea expects to reduce emissions from delivery journeys by an estimated 280 tonnes of CO2 annually.
The new capability has created an additional 80 jobs at the Doncaster site.
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David McCabe, CEO and CSO of Ikea UK&IE, said: “At IKEA, we are always on the lookout for new ways to do things better, and that’s true across the operational side of our business just as much as the innovative new products and services we bring to market.
“These investments in our Peterborough and Doncaster Customer Distribution Centres will ensure fulfilment is smoother than ever and reduce our environmental footprint – while positioning the business for long-term success by strengthening operational efficiency and supporting sustainable growth.
“Our wonderful teams of co-workers in Peterborough and Doncaster work tirelessly getting orders to our customers, and we couldn’t function without them.
“We’re empowering our people to get the best out of these new technologies, and we’re excited to watch them grow alongside the business.”