It comes as Boris Johnson has appointed former Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis to advise on how to fix the supply chain crisis, in a sign that Downing Street is growing increasingly concerned.

AutoStore had to show that it had a “reasonable likelihood” of winning its argument that at least part of Ocado patent 9,796,080 shouldn’t have been issued, and it didn’t meet that threshold, the review board said.

Kloosterboer has 900 team members and 11 strategically located facilities in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Canada and South Africa, totalling 6.4 million cubic metres of capacity and 790,000 pallet positions

The Seattle retail giant is gearing up to move into a 702,535-square-foot building currently under construction on a roughly 40-acre site on Otay Mesa Road.

All Day Kitchens’ mission is to empower restaurants to thrive in the digital ordering and delivery era.

Ahold Delhaize said Friday it has named Dave Bass, senior vice president of omnichannel merchandising support for the supermarket operator's Peapod Digital Labs unit, as managing director of FreshDirect, effective Sept. 20.

With robotics and automation taking over more tasks in organizations, the role of the chief robotics officer (CRO) should be created to strategically drive the proliferation of these technologies, according to Gartner, Inc.

The fire at the Erith, North London, fulfilment centre only damaged less than 1% of the grid – where robots carry out picking and packing, and although it was able to operate as a spoke hub and deliver for both Ocado Retail and Morrisons customers, revenue was 19% down for the remaining seven weeks of the quarter.

In addition to her time at Amazon, she founded and served as CEO of Hointer, and specialises in the field of machine learning and robotics.

Walmart said Tuesday it will start farming out its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and other means to transport rival retailers' products directly to their customers' homes as fast as just a few hours.

Skechers USA Inc. is bolstering its fulfillment capacity to meet greater e-commerce demand as more consumers seek comfortable footwear during the coronavirus pandemic.

Walmart Canada plans to open a 223,000-square-foot distribution center for fresh and frozen food in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Thanksgiving store closures will likely push more consumers online on the holiday and set the stage for the rest of the season.

As last year’s e-commerce surge tapers off, so has Amazon’s revenue growth — but, according to its second-quarter earnings report, the company has made significant progress beyond the physical product side of its business.

US ecommerce sales are projected to continue double-digit growth, up 17.9% in 2021 to $933.30 billion. We project ecommerce sales will surpass $1 trillion in 2022 and make up over 20% of total retail sales by 2024.

SpartanNash plans to open its first micro-fulfillment center on July 26 to support orders placed through its Fast Lane online grocery service.

The fire has broken out in the grid after one of the robots that picks goods for customers caught fire and malfunctioned.

During the renovation, the facility will expand by 130,000 square feet — bringing the total square footage to 943,825 and enabling performance increases for Kroger's supply chain network.

AutoStore is weighing an initial public offering that could value the Norwegian warehouse robotics company at more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

The newly leased fulfillment centre will use state-of-the art technology and automation to ensure the fast and cost-effective processing of customer orders.