automation

How ThriftBooks Flipped the Script on Book Resale by Focusing on Community Instead of Price

Back in the ’90s, when Jeff Bezos was looking for a way into the wide world of the web, he analyzed over…

Automation Isn’t Always the Answer to Warehouse Inefficiencies

Never more so have retailers needed the mantra of resource optimization to cascade throughout their operations. Supply chain managers are having to…

Walmart Plans to Bring Automation to 65% of its Stores by 2026

Walmart plans to introduce automation at nearly two-thirds of its stores and aims to have approximately 55% of its fulfillment center volume…

BJ’s Wholesale Club to Power Up Shelf-Scanning Robots at All Locations

BJ’s Wholesale Club has entered a partnership with Simbe to roll out the solution provider’s automated business intelligence robot, Tally, to all…

Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns…

Uber Eats Adds Robot-Powered Delivery in Florida

Uber Eats has partnered with robotics company Cartken to offer automated food delivery in Florida using self-driving robots. The offering will launch…

Today’s New Warehouse: Automated Backend Operations to Improve Commerce

The ecommerce boom brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed the retail landscape. While people have been shopping online for…

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…

Weis Markets Implements Fresh Grocery Platform to Enhance Store Operations

Weis Markets will streamline operations at its 198 stores through a partnership with Invafresh. The fresh grocery platform will assist with demand…

Ecommerce Check-In: Has 2022 Shaped Up the Way We Predicted?

The ecommerce boom of 2020 brought millions of new shoppers to digital platforms, and that growth trajectory continued into 2021. At the…

Kroger to Create 400 Jobs at New Denver Fulfillment Center

The Kroger Co. is fortifying its delivery services in the Denver metropolitan region with the addition of a nearly 300,000-square-foot customer fulfillment…