Metro will vacate its 110,000-square-foot online grocery fulfilment centre at 10655 Henri-Bourassa Blvd. W. in Montreal on Nov. 28, putting a purpose-converted industrial property back in the hands of owner Mondev.

The closure date was disclosed in a Quebec government filing published Sept. 1, which also shows 154 employees will be affected as Metro shifts e-commerce fulfilment back to its store network.

Mondev acquired the Saint-Laurent property for $12.3 million, or $112 per square foot, in 2020. Metro subsequently invested more than $15 million to convert the building into an online grocery fulfilment centre, which opened in 2021.

The facility was designed to support Metro’s growing e-commerce business, carrying about 17,000 products with approximately 30% of the space dedicated to refrigerated or frozen goods. Employees prepared thousands of orders around the clock for delivery across Montreal.

Metro said shifting fulfilment closer to customers through its stores will provide greater flexibility and faster delivery while supporting the long-term profitability of its e-commerce operations.

Mondev has not publicly listed the building for lease or named a brokerage to market the property.