Riyadh, June 1 -- Global e-commerce giant Amazon has opened its latest fulfilment centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The new facility will double Amazon's storage capacity in the Kingdom, giving them more room to delight customers with a wide range of products.

Spanning 390,000 square feet over 5 floors, the equivalent of five football fields, this centre has the capacity to store over 9 million items ranging from electronics and appliances to groceries, fashion, books and more.

The company plans to host 40,000 Saudi sellers on Amazon by 2025, working closely with Monshaat, Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises, to develop this segment of the economy.

The new facility will include innovative solutions powered ...