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Walmart takes majority stake in automation firm Symbotic

June 27, 2022

Walmart has taken a stake in automation technology company Symbotic, amounting to 11.1% of the company’s total common stock and 4.3% of its voting power, according to a securities filing.…

Co-op and Starship Technologies extend robot delivery partnership

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March 11, 2022

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Co-op and Starship Technologies have extended their partnership in Northampton, with an additional 20,000 households in the area now able to access the service and receive on-demand grocery delivery via…

Royal Mail installed a new fully-automated parcel sorting machine in its Tyneside site, which is able to process 180,000 parcels per day.

Royal Mail unveils new fully-automated parcel sorting machine in run up to Christmas

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November 16, 2021

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Royal Mail has installed a new fully-automated parcel sorting machine in its Tyneside site, which is able to process 180,000 parcels per day. The machine, which was officially opened by…

DPD has partnered with autonomous urban mobility company Wayve to launch a fleet data collection pilot.

DPD unveils Wayve partnership to launch fleet data collection pilot

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October 20, 2021

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DPD has partnered with autonomous urban mobility company Wayve to launch a fleet data collection pilot. The partnership aims to explore how innovations in computer vision and machine learning can…

Aldi has confirmed that it will launch its first checkout-free store in the heart of Greenwich, London but has not yet given a firm date for its launch.

Aldi confirms Greenwich as the location for its first checkout-free store

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Aldi Automation checkout-free Greenwich

September 27, 2021

Ben Stevens

Aldi has confirmed that it will launch its first checkout-free store in the heart of Greenwich, London but has not yet given a firm date for its launch. Aldi revealed…

In-store automation has become a major competitive advantage for retailers promising to attract online shoppers back to the high street.

If robots are meant to take our jobs, why aren’t they solving the retail’s staffing crisis?

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August 11, 2021

George Iddenden

The UK is currently suffering its first worrying lack of retail staff for years as the “pingdemic” is forcing thousands of shop workers into self-isolation. Retailers up and down the…

Retailer workers in the UK are some of the most at risk of seeing their jobs replaced by automation in the next few years.

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

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June 9, 2021

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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…

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Walmart takes majority stake in automation firm Symbotic

Co-op and Starship Technologies extend robot delivery partnership

Royal Mail unveils new fully-automated parcel sorting machine in run up to Christmas

DPD unveils Wayve partnership to launch fleet data collection pilot

Aldi confirms Greenwich as the location for its first checkout-free store

If robots are meant to take our jobs, why aren’t they solving the retail’s staffing crisis?

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

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