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UK retail workers face 70% chance of being replaced by machines in the next few years

June 9, 2021

Retailer workers in the UK are some of the most at risk of seeing their jobs replaced by automation in the next few years. According to a new study from…

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M&S to automate food arm with AI technology

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April 28, 2021

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M&S has announced it is implementing AI machinery across 1,050 of its M&S food stores and 13 distribution centres in the UK and Ireland. The retailer is partnering with retail…

Marks & Spencer is hiring 85 new technology specialists as it continues its relentless modernisation drive and rapidly expands its online operations.

M&S to increase online capacity with new automated warehouse

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April 19, 2021

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Marks and Spencer have announced they are to increase their online capacity with the development of its Bradford distribution centre. The announcement comes as the part of the company’s rapid-moving…

Walmart is launching dozens of high-tech warehouses staffed entirely by robots to help it meet the staggering increase in online orders.

Walmart turns to automated picking robots to meet 80% rise in online orders

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January 27, 2021

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Walmart is launching dozens of high-tech warehouses staffed entirely by robots to help it meet the staggering increase in demand for online orders. The automated robots will be used to…

Ocado has become the first UK grocer to warn customers of an increase in missing items and substitutions thanks to “staff absences across the supply chain”.

Ocado is dramatically accelerating development of “robotic picking products”

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August 12, 2020

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Ocado is accelerating the development of its “robotic picking products” as the pandemic presents opportunities bigger “than we imagined (were) previously possible”. Ocado Technology’s chief executive James Matthews explained during…

Is there such a thing as too much automation? And will we see robotics and automation sweep successfully throughout the entire supply chain in the future?

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June 15, 2020

Alex MacPherson

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COVID-19 transformed the way we live our daily lives practically overnight. While the UK might be welcoming the return of ‘normality’ to certain areas of daily life, Government guidelines still…

Co-op is dramatically expanding its robot delivery network after the number of customers using them during lockdown more than doubled.

Co-op to quadruple number of stores offering robot delivery as demand surges

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June 2, 2020

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Co-op is dramatically expanding its robot delivery network after the number of customers using them during lockdown more than doubled. The grocer has partnered with Starship Technologies to offer same-day…

South Korean companies are using automated robots that can disinfect stores and dispense hand sanitizer to customers as the pandemic continues to accelerate the usage of such machines.

This robot will scan your temperature, tell you to put on a mask and disinfect the room

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June 1, 2020

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South Korean companies are using automated robots that can disinfect stores and dispense hand sanitizer to customers as the pandemic continues to accelerate the usage of such machines. SK Telecom,…

Gap is accelerating the rollout of automated robots to fulfil online orders in its warehouses in a bid to reduce human contact during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gap dramatically accelerates robot rollout as COVID-19 encourages automation

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May 22, 2020

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Gap is accelerating the rollout of automated robots to fulfil online orders in its warehouses in a bid to reduce human contact during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fashion retailer is…

Walmart to add hundreds more autonomous robots to its stores

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January 14, 2020

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Walmart is set to dramatically ramp up the number of autonomous robots in its stores as it expands its partnership with Bossa Nova Robotics. Bossa Nova’s shelf-scanning robots stand six…

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UK retail workers face 70% chance of being replaced by machines in the next few years

M&S to automate food arm with AI technology

M&S to increase online capacity with new automated warehouse

Walmart turns to automated picking robots to meet 80% rise in online orders

Ocado is dramatically accelerating development of “robotic picking products”

Is automation the answer?

Co-op to quadruple number of stores offering robot delivery as demand surges

This robot will scan your temperature, tell you to put on a mask and disinfect the room

Gap dramatically accelerates robot rollout as COVID-19 encourages automation

Walmart to add hundreds more autonomous robots to its stores

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