Loblaw Taps Takeoff to Enhance PC Express Ecommerce Service
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. has revealed plans to beef up its PC Express click-and-collect service by installing an automated picking facility within one of the grocer’s locations in the greater Toronto area. Construction is currently underway at a Real Canadian Superstore, which will feature 12,000-square-foot picking facility.
Five ways automation will impact grocery retail: The race is on
There is much debate about how grocery retailing will evolve over the next 5-10 years – and how much shopper behavior will actually change as a result of online grocery – but it’s safe to say that leveraging automation will be one of the ways brick and mortar supermarkets evolve their models to remain viable and profitable. Machines of all shapes and sizes will do at least some of the repetitive work previously executed by people in grocery.