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First Look at Amazon’s Automated Grocery Warehouse System from AutoStore

First Look at Amazon’s Automated Grocery Warehouse System from AutoStore

by Brittain Ladd | Aug 5, 2023 | Grocery, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail

A recent Bloomberg article about Amazon written by Matt Day, contained this paragraph: “In the New York area the company is testing a new, fully automated facility in Bethpage, on Long Island. The warehouse, which will open later this year or early next year,...
Micro-Fulfillment and the Changing Needs of Grocery Retailers

Micro-Fulfillment and the Changing Needs of Grocery Retailers

by Brittain Ladd | Jun 28, 2023 | Articles, E-Commerce, Forbes, Grocery, Microfulfillment

GETTY Read original article on Forbes H-E-B, one of the best grocery retailers in the U.S. in my opinion, has announced the opening of a 55,000 square feet micro-fulfillment center that is attached to an H-E-B store located in Plano, Texas. The Plano facility is the...
To Reduce Retail Theft, Automate Stores

To Reduce Retail Theft, Automate Stores

by Brittain Ladd | May 31, 2023 | Innovation, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail

According to several reports, one grocery chain is fighting hard to keep stores open despite rampant shoplifting and an uptick in violence forcing many retailers to leave major cities across the country. Giant Food, which operates 165 supermarkets in D.C., Maryland,...
Will Walmart Acquire TikTok?

Will Walmart Acquire TikTok?

by Brittain Ladd | Apr 5, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Social Media

Walmart held its annual investor meeting today where the company said that by the end of fiscal year 2026, it aims to have 65% of its stores be serviced by automation, approximately 55% of the fulfillment center volume to move through automated facilities, and as a...
What Is The Best Micro-fulfillment Solution On The Market In 2022?

What Is The Best Micro-fulfillment Solution On The Market In 2022?

by Brittain Ladd | Oct 15, 2020 | E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail

In addition to this report, I have written multiple articles on the topic of micro-fulfillment. The articles can be found here. Scroll through the list of articles to find all of the articles I’ve written about micro-fulfillment and the grocery industry. This...

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