Topic: Retail

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Webinar: Robotics Accelerates Retail Digitization

August 5, 2022 · In this Robotics 24/7 Roundtable, viewers can learn how robots and software can enable retailers to improve productivity, manage their supply chains, and better serve consumers.

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Kroger Delivery With Ocado Technology Now Available in Dallas

July 29, 2022 · Kroger is using Ocado's automated systems in its latest customer fulfillment center as the grocer builds out its delivery infrastructure.

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4 Innovations in Automation & Robotics to Boost Warehouse Productivity

July 11, 2022 · The COVID-19 pandemic and the convenience of e-commerce have had a profound impact on how consumers purchase goods and how the supply chain has had to adapt to what is essentially a new way to shop.

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How to Jump-Start Flexible Retail Fulfillment for Today’s Multi-Channel World

February 18, 2022 · While the shape of future customer demand is uncertain, the need for flexible, highly efficient fulfillment solutions is not.

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Looming Holiday Season Set to Disrupt an Already Constrained Supply Chain

November 30, 2021 · How the already strained global supply chain is impacted by the start of the holiday season.

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Automation as a Tool to Future-Proof Retail Businesses

October 17, 2021 · Retail automation, which includes everything from inventory management to service robots and mobile robots in warehouses, can help businesses respond to demands for speed and customization.

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Achieving Business Growth Through a Hybrid Technology Approach

August 6, 2021 · In the rapidly changing and unpredictable environment we currently find ourselves in, agility and adaptability are two of the most common drivers when it comes to business transformation.

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Kroger Partners With Drone Express on Grocery Drone Delivery Pilot

May 3, 2021 · Kroger said it will offer bundles of related grocery products, such as for child care or a picnic, through a drone delivery service it is piloting with Drone Express.

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Attabotics Works With AltaML and Amii to Add AI Capabilities to Supply Chains

April 28, 2021 · Attabotics has partnered with two organizations in Alberta, Canada, to add AI, machine learning, and IoT to help customers be more proactive.

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The Current State of Labor in Supply Chain and Logistics

April 16, 2021 · New research highlights the labor strategies warehouse and distribution center operators can utilize to achieve fulfillment excellence.

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Walmart Joins $750M Investment in Autonomous Vehicle Firm Cruise

April 15, 2021 · Cruise, which has been developing autonomous vehicles with General Motors, has raised its valuation to $30 billion.

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Why Consumers Might Care About AI-Powered Robots

April 9, 2021 · AI-Powered robots could offer support for the e-commerce retail trend that has taken shape.

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Micro-Fulfillment Centers Bring the Supply Chain to the Consumer

January 12, 2021 · Over the past few years, as e-commerce sales have increased and customer expectations have shifted, there has been a steady race to move fulfillment closer to the customer.

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The 2020 Top 10 Materials Handling System Suppliers

August 27, 2020 · Although the year promises to paint a different picture, the industry continued to build upon record growth in 2019.

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Warehouse/DC: The Changing Metrics of Retail Success

February 4, 2020 · Total sales still matter. But few other measures do as retail morphs. While many want to characterize e-commerce as a great destroyer, it’s actually a great creator, bringing retailers and customers even closer together.

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Shopping for an E-Grocery Fulfillment Technology

January 21, 2020 · The surge in demand for e-grocery services creates both tremendous opportunity and serious challenges for grocers.

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Other Voices: The need for an evolved supply chain in e-commerce

December 3, 2019 · Supply chains can improve customer experience by making it easy to send data up and down the chain, with real-time information delivered via APIs and automated updates.

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Tompkins Robotics partners with PULSE Integration

October 29, 2019 · Partnership to offer fully modular robotic sortation solution ideal for retailers needing to ramp up for holiday or peak seasons.

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Columbus-based Vargo opens suburban Cincinnati office

October 24, 2019 · Company promotes Bart Cera to president, names new CFO and hires 11 new associates.

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Research from Interact Analysis outlines potential challenges ahead for warehouse automation market

September 27, 2019 · Report predicts double-digit growth for 2019 and 2020, headwinds expected in 2021. Service, maintenance and aftermarket sales will become an increasingly important part of system integrators' business models.

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