Smartlog signs its first contract in Greece with Skroutz
Smartlog signs its first contract in Greece with Skroutz – the country’s first marketplace to automate warehouse operations using AutoStore
Smartlog Group signs its first AutoStore project in Greece, enabling Skroutz to consolidate its fulfillment infrastructure and boost the operational efficiency of its logistics platform.
With this initiative, Skroutz becomes the first marketplace in the country to implement automation through Autostore technology. Go-live is planned for April 2026.
The solution includes an AutoStore system with a double grid of 35,940 bins across 16 levels, 30 R5Pro robots and 6 chargers. Five carousel picking ports and two inbound conveyor ports will be installed, both prepared with additional frames for future expansion. The system is complemented by Pick to Light technology for the management of single-unit and multi-unit orders, as well as a maintenance mezzanine with adjustable height. The installation has been engineered with full consideration of the region’s seismic conditions.
This system will enable Skroutz to process up to 15,000 daily orders, optimising inbound and outbound flows using classification carts and an efficient picking configuration. In addition, the strategic placement of “live bins” in the upper levels of the grid will improve digging performance and reduce access times to product.
The project has been structured to absorb accelerated growth, with expectations of doubling operational volume by the end of 2026. The initial oversizing of the grid, together with carousel stations and conveyor ports, is designed to maximize efficiency and facilitate progressive scalability of the system.
Skroutz is the most popular marketplace in Greece connecting more than 8,000 partner stores with over 7 million registered users. Founded in 2005 as a price comparison platform, Skroutz has evolved into a comprehensive eCommerce ecosystem covering almost 4,000 categories such as electronics, health, beauty, and home. In addition to its marketplace services, Skroutz provides logistics solutions (Fulfilled by Skroutz) to its partners and has achieved nearly 100% annual growth over the past three years, following the launch of its logistics warehouse in 2022. This rapid growth has fueled its expansion into new European markets, including Bulgaria and Romania.
In Greece, eCommerce has maintained double-digit annual growth for the past three years, requiring logistics operators to guarantee agile response, uninterrupted scalability, and efficient order preparation. Volume expansion, demand variability, speed expectations during campaigns and the need to maintain stable availability with strict service levels create a highly demanding operational environment.
From a strategic perspective, the system will provide Skroutz with a solid foundation for its international expansion, enabling growth without structural modifications. Integration with the management software ensures precise movement control and supports operational decision-making based on real data. System availability, growth capacity and the oversized design from origin minimize future interruption risks and avoid technological barriers as the business evolves.
The project foresees connection to an adjacent warehouse via tunnels or bridges, which will allow the system to expand without affecting current operations. Additional robots and ports may also be incorporated depending on demand growth, ensuring service continuity and investment return. The solution includes a maintenance service with an initial spare parts kit and a response and resolution model calibrated by severity.
This solution is a key step toward realizing Skroutz’s vision of building a seamlessly scalable eCommerce ecosystem. It ensures the service quality and operational resilience needed to support sustainable growth while laying a strong foundation for future innovation. The system’s flexible design allows new phases and capabilities to be integrated effortlessly, enabling continuous evolution without disruption and fostering a unified framework for evaluating expansion opportunities as Skroutz grows.
This project strengthens Smartlog Group’s position as a specialized partner in intralogistics solutions designed to accompany growth with real operational stability. He notes that this installation reflects Smartlog’s capacity to develop tailor-made solutions adapted to the real needs of each client, and that collaboration with Skroutz has been key to building a robust, efficient and future-ready solution.