Supermarket chain Sheng Siong to build $520m facility with capacity to support over 120 stores
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Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong (centre) and Sheng Siong chief executive Lim Hock Chee (centre, right) arriving at the ground-breaking ceremony for Sheng Siong’s $520 million Integrated Headquarters and Distribution Centre in Sungei Kadut on July 13.
ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
- Sheng Siong broke ground on a $520 million Integrated Headquarters and Distribution Centre in Sungei Kadut.
- The new facility will feature advanced automation like robotics and intelligent systems to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and help staff reskill for technical roles.
- Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong highlighted the project’s role in boosting food supply resilience amid global challenges.
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SINGAPORE – Supermarket chain Sheng Siong on July 13 broke ground on a new $520 million Integrated Headquarters and Distribution Centre in Sungei Kadut, the supermarket chain’s largest investment to date.
The new facility will be built on a site about 2½ times the size of Sheng Siong’s existing distribution centre in Mandai Link.
Spanning more than 61,000 sq m, the seven-storey building is expected to be completed in 2029 and can support more than 120 stores. Sheng Siong now has a network of 90 stores.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said geopolitical tensions, climate change, rising energy prices and supply-chain disruptions have made food prices more volatile globally, with Singapore particularly exposed as it imports 90 per cent of its food.
“Today’s ground-breaking demonstrates Sheng Siong’s efforts to improve operational efficiency and strengthen supplier partnerships to better serve its customers,” said Gan, who is also Minister for Trade and Industry. “This forward-looking approach is what keeps businesses competitive and keeps Singapore resilient.”
Construction is under way for Sheng Siong’s new Integrated Headquarters and Distribution Centre in Sungei Kadut on July 13.
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Supported by JTC Corporation and Enterprise Singapore, the facility will feature automated storage and retrieval systems, robotics, intelligent warehouse management systems and multi-temperature storage zones.
Gan said the end-to-end automation will free manpower from repetitive and manual tasks, allowing warehouse staff to be reskilled to operate automation systems and perform technical maintenance.
Others will be trained for e-commerce fulfilment and front-line retail roles, while new technical positions will be created to support the new systems.
Gan added that the new facility will strengthen Sheng Siong’s supplier network by allowing deliveries to be consolidated through a single, centralised platform, enabling more predictable schedules, better demand forecasting, and automated handling that reduces errors and product damage.
The facility will feature automated storage and retrieval systems, robotics, intelligent warehouse management systems and multi-temperature storage zones.
PHOTO: SHENG SIONG GROUP
Gan noted that Sheng Siong has grown together with more than 900 local suppliers over the past four decades and encouraged suppliers to pursue productivity enhancements in their own operations. He added that the Government will continue supporting product innovation, supply-chain resilience and enterprise transformation.
He also thanked Sheng Siong for “stepping up for Singaporeans during this period, through discounts for CHAS card holders and special promotions for CDC voucher users to help households cope with higher costs arising from the Middle East conflict”.
Speaking at the event, Sheng Siong chief executive Lim Hock Chee said: “As we grow, we must build the foundation that allows us to serve customers better, support our suppliers and create better jobs for our people.”
