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Staples to Deploy AI-Powered Robotic Picking in Fulfillment Centers

Staples will install autonomous item-handling robots in its fulfillment centers as part of a multi-year agreement with RightHand Robotics. The solution provider’s…

Walmart Debuts Second In-Store Fulfillment Center in Bentonville

Walmart has opened an in-store Market Fulfillment Center (MFC) at Store 100 in its home town of Bentonville, Ark. Like the retailer’s…

Walmart Acquires Robotics Company to Boost Next-Gen Fulfillment Capabilities

Walmart has entered an agreement to acquire Alert Innovation, a robotics automation company that develops material-handling technology for automating order fulfillment in…

Robotics Provider Creates Academy for Training Retail Associates and Support Vendors

Alert Innovation will launch a training and career development organization focused on its Alphabot robotics solution, offering interactive programs covering topics including…

Walmart Speeding Up Local Fulfillment Center Additions

In an aim to increase speed and convenience for its customers, Walmart is scaling up the number of stores that also will…

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