Handleman UK has opened a 275,000 sq ft automated distribution centre in Bolton, supplying Tesco shops throughout the UK with CDs, DVDs and games.
The American distributor says it has invested a total of £17 million in the warehouse with £8 million being spent on automation equipment.
The site houses around 19,000 picking and 11,000 pallet racking locations and it expects to process around 80 million units in its first year alone.