{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Dark Store","description":"A dark store is a retail-format space or warehouse repurposed exclusively for online order fulfillment, with no public access. Staff pick and pack customer orders across aisles laid out like a shop floor, but the doors remain closed to shoppers. Dark stores are typically sited in urban locations to keep last-mile distances short, enabling delivery windows of one to two hours for groceries and fast-moving consumer goods. Unlike micro fulfillment centers, which are purpose-built and often heavily ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/dark-store","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T20:26:59.670344","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dark-store.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/dark-store","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Dark Store · A dark store is a retail-format space or warehouse repurposed exclusively for online order fulfillment, with no public access. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dark-store.asp"}