robotics

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…

Walmart Doubles Down on Drone Delivery, Distribution Center Robotics

Walmart is expanding its deals with two tech partners, upping the ante in delivery and warehouse automation. DroneUp will broaden its drone…

Amazon Launches $1 Billion Fund to Support Fulfillment, Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation

Amazon is creating a $1 billion venture investment program, the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (AIIF), with the goal of supporting innovation in…

Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

Sharon Leite knows retail. Over the course of her 30-year career, The Vitamin Shoppe CEO has held leadership roles at Godiva, Sally…

Baltic Telecom Company Trials Self-Service Store to Reach Small-Town Customers

Telia — a telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic states — is piloting a new self-service store model in Tartu, Estonia,…

How Schnuck Markets Harnessed Robots to Take Cleanliness to the Next Level

Since the start of the pandemic, cleanliness has become more important than ever. This is a particularly important challenge for grocery retailers…

WSJ: Walmart Ends In-Store Robotics Partnership, Will Use Associates Instead

Walmart has reportedly ended its partnership with Bossa Nova Robotics, which had involved an effort to automate certain in-store tasks through the…

Grocery Fulfillment Tech Provider Ocado Goes All in on Robotics

Ocado Group, a UK-based technology company providing end-to-end online grocery fulfilment solutions, has acquired two North America-based robotics companies — Kindred Systems…

Bossa Nova Launches Slimmer Autonomous Robot Designed For Smaller Stores

Bossa Nova, a data service provider for global retailers, has launched the Bossa Nova 2020 inventory data management system. This autonomous, AI-powered…

Retail Robotics Firm Raises $263 Million In Funding Round

Berkshire Grey, a robotics and AI company that offers retail, e-Commerce and logistics fulfillment automation solutions, has raised $263 million in Series…

Shopify Acquires Warehouse Automation And Robotics Firm For $450 Million

Shopify is acquiring 6 River Systems, a startup focused on warehouse automation technology development for e-Commerce and retail operations. The purchase is designed…

Robotics Move Beyond Warehouses To Stores And The Last Mile

Robotics technologies deployed within retail, food service and hospitality already are reducing the number of humans needed to perform their jobs. But…